Château de Chaumont
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The Château de Chaumont, officially Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, is a castle in Chaumont-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The castle was founded in the 10th century by Odo I, Count of Blois.
Château de Chaumont in 2008
Château de Chaumont stands above the River Loire.
A staircase within the château
Aerial view
Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont was a French "Father of the American Revolution", but later an opponent of the French Revolution. His son of the same name, known also in America as James Le Ray, e
Château de Chaumont
…the north wing built by Charles II d'Amboise and the Cardinal d'Amboise, to open the house towards the river view in the modern fashion. In 1750, Jacques-Donatien Le Ray purchased the castle as a country home where he established a glassmaking and pottery factory. He was considered by the French as a "Father of the…
Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont by Jean-Baptiste Nini (1771), Château de Chaumont