Cropières Castle

Description

This castle is privately owned but you can admire it from the outside, particularly its splendid staircase. It is famous because it is here that Marie Angélique de Scorailles was born. She was one of Louis XIV favourites and he gave her the title of Duchess of Fontanges.

From the 13th to the 16th century, the castle was lived in by the Cropières and Montjou families. Today the castle looks very different from how it did when originally built, that is more military and feudal in design. The original fortress was completely transformed to make a main reception room. King Louis XIV had a very beautiful staircase at the front built for his loved one and this can still be admired today.

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• Free of charge.

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