Château de Saint-Fargeau
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Château de Saint-Fargeau
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| Coordinates | 47°38′22″N 3°04′19″E / 47.63944°N 3.07194°ECoordinates: 47°38′22″N 3°04′19″E / 47.63944°N 3.07194°E |
| Built | 1453 |
| Built for | Antoine de Chabannes |
| Demolished | 17th century (by fire) |
| Rebuilt | 17th, 19th and 20th century |
| Current use | Tourist attraction & hotel |
| Architectural style(s) | Renaissance |
| Owner | Michel Guyot |
| Website | http://www.chateau-de-st-fargeau.com/en/chateau.php |
| Designated | 1924 |
 Location of Château de Saint-Fargeau in France
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Château de Saint-Fargeau is a 17th century, Renaissance château located in the commune of Saint-Fargeau in the department of Yonne, in the Burgundy region of France.
The château was originally a hunting residence in 10th century. This was destroyed in the 15th and a castle was built on its foundations. This castle was itself destroyed by fire and promptly rebuilt in the 17th century, with additions and major improvements made in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Château de Saint-Fargeau has a distinctive design. From above, the château's curtains and towers form an irregular pentagon, the corners of which are formed by six towers of pink brick. Five of the towers are topped with lanterns. The château was designated as a monument historique in 1945 and has been open to the public since.
Originally, Saint-Fargeau was a fortified hunting residence, built in 980 by Héribert, bishop of Auxerre, and natural son of Hugh the Great and brother of Hugues Capet. The first known lord of the castle was Ithier, lord of Toucy in c. 1060. In 1411, there was a siege of the residence, then lands passed to Louis de Bar, bishop of Verdun and cardinal, who bequeathed them in 1430 to his nephew Jean-Jacques, Marquis of Montferrat.
On February 11, 1450, his sons Jean, Guillaume and Boniface sold "the lands and châtellenies of Saint-Fargeau" to Jacques Cœur. After the downfall of Jacques Coeur, the castle was sold to Antoine de Chabannes, Earl of Dammartin, Grand Master of France, and in 1453, a castle was built on the foundations of the old residence. He began, in 1467, by building the large tower, destined to serve as a retreat until the complete reconstruction of the château, the tower of which would later become the keep. Since Antoine was a supporter and comrade-in-arms to Joan of Arc, the castle was heavily fortified.
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