The Hameau was one of Marie Antoinette's contributions to augmenting the chateau at Versailles and can be viewed by the public to this day.

Her chateau of Malmaison was noted for its magnificent rose garden, which she supervised closely, owing to her passionate interest in roses, collected from all over the world.

Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa was born at the chateau de Malromé near Albi, Tarn in the Midi-Pyrénées région of France, the firstborn child of Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa and Adèle Tapié de Celeyran.

He was born Charles Maximilian, third son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de ' Medici in the royal chateau of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Still a part of the French military, the chateau was severely damaged during World War II by the Nazis when an ammunition storage dump inside the castle exploded.

The Royal Logis, which contains old tomes and administrative offices, was the most heavily damaged part of the chateau, resulting in of the roof being completely burnt.

During the Albigensian Crusade and siege of 1244 AD the chateau was largely destroyed, with more than two hundred Cathar priests burnt at the stake as heretics.

The chateau was gradually rebuilt by Royalists over a period of the next three hundred years.

Double-thick corps de logis had already been used in hôtels particuliers in Paris, including Le Vau's Hôtel Tambonneau, but Vaux was the first chateau to incorporate this change.

In addition, the chateau appeared in several episodes of The Revolution, which is a documentary television series about the American Revolutionary War that was broadcast by History in 2006.

At the caves, there is a 23-room chateau that was built in 1932.

Waldeck had set up his 38, 000 troops in the two customary lines on the high ground between the village of Heppignies on their right and past the chateau of St Amant on their left ; Waldeck ’ s front was covered by the Orme stream whose elevated banks made a frontal assault all but impossible.

About dusk, the chateau was captured by the French, when Blucher thought the battle was nearly over, and was preparing for dinner.

A few dozen meters from the chateau is another impressive house, built in 1900 by Monsieur Lambert ( the sculptor of the statue of Voltaire ; his family owned the chateau before it was purchased by the French government ).

In 1929, 145ha of the first estate was sold to an American business man, Mr William Tuck, who built another castle called " chateau Bellevue ".

" A Squadron " of The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, commanded by Major Sydney Radley-Walters, was positioned in the chateau grounds at Gaumesnil.

Philippe de Mézières ( c. 1327 – May 29, 1405 ), French soldier and author, was born at the chateau of Mézières in Picardy.

She spent the summer at the chateau with a brilliant company ; in the autumn she journeyed to Italy accompanied by Schlegel and Sismondi, and there gathered the materials of her most famous work, Corinne, whose main protagonist was inspired by the Italian poet Diodata Saluzzo Roero.

She was at first left undisturbed, but by degrees the chateau itself became taboo, and her visitors found themselves punished heavily.

The family retained the seat at Cayx, and the beautifully sited old chateau was where Jean-Jacques and his brother were reared ; as a young man he styled himself Lefranc de Caix.

Descended from a noble and rich family, he was born at the chateau of Le Cayla in Andillac, Tarn.

The chateau at Amboise was home to Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots for much of her early life, being raised there at the French court of Henry II.

Other Rothschild houses in Buckinghamshire were all designed in the more formal styles of architecture, either the classical renaissance such as Mentmore or that of a French chateau as at Waddesdon Manor.

However, as this involved turning a house designed by Sir Christopher Wren into a dix-huitieme French chateau complete with mansard roof.

Price had designed a nearby hotel for Vanderbilt, the Kenilworth Inn ( 1890-91 ), and was intimately familiar with the then-under-construction chateau.

A 1935 residence designed after a Norman chateau has been converted to use as the Museum Building.

It was designed by the versatile Scottish architect William Burn in the style of a French Renaissance chateau.

Alexander Demidov's chateau in Taitsy near Gatchina ( 1773 – 76 ) was designed by his brother-in-law, Ivan Starov.

The chateau was designed by Jacques Lemercier and completed in the brief space of three years, 1635 – 1638.

Also influential were the Roycroft community initiated by Elbert Hubbard, Joseph Marbella, utopian communities like Byrdcliffe Colony in Woodstock, New York, and Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, developments such as Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, featuring clusters of bungalow and chateau homes built by Herbert J. Hapgood, and the contemporary studio craft style.

In the Chiltern Hills above Halton is Halton House, a country house in the style of a French chateau, which is currently used as the main Officers ' Mess for RAF Halton.

Constructed in the style of an 18th century French chateau, the estate overlooked the Shiawassee River.

In 1833, Edouard, Count of Chabrol – Crousol, transformed and extended the chateau ; giving it the architectural style it has today.

The style is that of a French Gothic chateau.

In the Middle Ages a castle was built, surrounded by a moat ; later it was converted to a chateau ; its facade as seen today is in the " Josephinian Style ", a late and very rare Baroque style that only was used during the reign of Emperor Joseph II in the late 18th century.

Built in 1914-19 in French chateau style, with gardens by Olmsted Brothers, Oheka ranges over 109, 000 square feet ( 10, 000 m² ) and was staffed with 125 people.

It is best known for its famous Windsor style chateau.

In 1715, the estate of Ashford was established by the Browne Family ( Baron Oranmore ), and a lodge in the style of a 17th-century French chateau was constructed.

Their many trips to Europe certainly influenced their decision on the stately chateau style of the mansion and the ornate designs of the interior.

The nearby chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte is considered a smaller predecessor of Palace of Versailles.

As the baby princess grows up, Marie Antoinette spends much of her time at the Petit Trianon, a small chateau on the grounds of Versailles.