People
Owners, architects, artisans, experts, and historical figures who shape the world of French chateaux.
Owners, architects, artisans, experts, and historical figures who shape the world of French chateaux.

Alfred Sommier
1835-1908
Historical Figure

André Le Nôtre
1613-1700
Architect

Ange-Jacques Gabriel
1698-1782
Architect

Anne de Montmorency
1493-1567
Historical Figure

Arcisse de Caumont
1801-1873
Historical Figure

Bernard Palissy
1510-1590
Artisan

Catherine de Médicis
1519-1589
Historical Figure

Charles Le Brun
1619-1690
Painter

Charles Perrault
1628-1703
Historical Figure

Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
1736-1806
Architect

Diane de Poitiers
1499-1566
Historical Figure

Edouard Guyot
Owner

Eugène Lefèvre-Pontalis
1862-1923
Historical Figure

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
1814-1879
Architect

François Ier
1494-1547
Historical Figure

François Mansart
1598-1666
Architect

Félix Duban
1798-1870
Architect

Gaston d'Orléans
1608-1660
Historical Figure

Germain Boffrand
1667-1754
Architect

Henri IV
1553-1610
Historical Figure

Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale
1822-1897
Historical Figure

Impératrice Eugénie
1826-1920
Historical Figure

Jacques Androuet du Cerceau
1515-1585
Architect

Jacques Cœur
1400-1456
Historical Figure

Jacques Lemercier
1585-1654
Architect

Jean Bullant
1515-1578
Architect

Jean de France, duc de Berry
1340-1416
Historical Figure

Jean de La Fontaine
1621-1695
Historical Figure

Jean-Louis Remilleux
TV Producer

Jules Hardouin-Mansart
1646-1708
Architect

Louis II de Bourbon-Condé
1621-1686
Historical Figure

Louis Le Vau
1612-1670
Architect

Louis XIV
1638-1715
Historical Figure

Ludovic Vitet
1802-1873
Historical Figure

Léonard de Vinci
1452-1519
Painter

Madame de Pompadour
1721-1764
Historical Figure