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The châteaux of Touraine (1906)

Lansdale, Maria Hornor, b. 1860, Guérin, Jules Vallée, 1866-1946, Mills, Harold Palmer. fmo · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 401

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time that followed theassassination of Henry III, the Duke of Mayenne and theDuchess of Montpensier^ got possession of this hotel, with allit contained. Henry IV and his wife, Margaret of Valois,finding the estate thus hopelessly saddled with debt, renouncedall claim to it, whereupon the creditors… … l*r ! tjiii im CHATEAU OF CHENONCEAUX WITH GALLERY ACROSS THE CHER CHENONCEAUX of Henry III set aside and sent sheriffs to seize Chenonceauxin the name of the law. In 1564 the Reine Blanche had toresign the property and to withdraw. It seemed for a time as though Chenonceaux were to returnto the…

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