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Copper kitchenware at Chateau de Chenonceau. The current chateau has a small section built in the 1200s with the major sections constructed in the 1500s. Originally the chateau belonged to the Marquis family who sold it to Thomas Bohier in 1513. King Frances I seized the chateau in 1535. After his death in 1547, King Henry II gave the chateau to his mistress Diane de Poitiers. She added the arched bridge over the river and gardens to the grounds. King Henry II died in 1559 and his widow Catherine de Medici made Diane leave and took over the chateau until her death in 1589. The chateau then went to Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont the wife of King Henry III. Chenonceau, Loire Valley France
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Copper kitchenware at Chateau de Chenonceau. The current chateau has a small section built in the 1200s with the major sections constructed in the 1500s. Originally the chateau belonged to the Marquis family who sold it to Thomas Bohier in 1513. King Frances I seized the chateau in 1535. After his death in 1547, King Henry II gave the chateau to his mistress Diane de Poitiers. She added the arched bridge over the river and gardens to the grounds. King Henry II died in 1559 and his widow Catherine de Medici made Diane leave and took over the chateau until her death in 1589. The chateau then went to Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont the wife of King Henry III. Chenonceau, Loire Valley France