Château de Valençay
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Château de Valençay is a château in the commune of Valençay, in the Indre department of France. It was a residence of the d'Estampes and Talleyrand-Périgord families. Although it is part of the provin
Chateau de Valençay
Aerial view of Château de Valençay and its park
Angle tower of the Château de Valençay
Ferdinand VII
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Ferdinand VII was King of Spain and the Indies during the early 19th century, and king of the Spains during the Spanish liberal period. He reigned as a prisoner of Napoleon, in absentia, or without ef
Château de Valençay
…minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand to acquire the property as a place particularly appropriate for the reception of foreign dignitaries, notably Ferdinand VII of Spain, his brother Infante Carlos, Count of Molina and his uncle Infante Antonio Pascual, who would spend six years in Napoleonic captivity at Valençay. The…
Portrait by Vicente López Portaña, c. 1814–15
Young Ferdinand as Prince of Asturias, 1800
Portrait of Ferdinand VII of Spain in his robes of state by Francisco Goya (1815), Prado
Equestrian portrait of Ferdinand by José de Madrazo y Agudo, 1821