Georges d'Amboise was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and minister of state. He belonged to the house of Amboise, a noble family possessed of considerable influence: of his nine brothers, four were bishops. His father, Pierre d'Amboise, seigneur de Chaumont, was chamberlain to Charles VII and Louis XI and ambassador at Rome. Georges' eldest brother, Charles, was governor of the Île-de-France, Champagne and Burgundy, and councillor of Louis XI.
Contemporary illustration of Georges walking behind Louis XII, from a copy of Remèdes de l'une et l'autre, a French translation of Petrarch
Medallion commemorating Georges d'Amboise, designed by Pierre Regnier and struck between 1634 and 1640
Château de Meillant, near Bourges (Cher).
The Château de Chaumont, officially Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, is a castle (château) in Chaumont-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The castle was founded in the 10th century by Odo I, Count of Blois. After Pierre d'Amboise rebelled against Louis XI, the king ordered the castle's destruction. Later in the 15th century Château de Chaumont was rebuilt by Charles I d'Amboise. Protected as a monument historique since 1840, the château was given into state ownership in 1938 and is now open to the public.
Château de Chaumont in 2008
Château de Chaumont stands above the River Loire.
A staircase within the château
Aerial view
