page_title: Château de Châteaubriant
section_title: Modern period
hierarchical_section_title: Château de Châteaubriant / History / Modern period
caption_attribution_description: English: Ornementations on the fire place in the Chambre Dorée (Golden Bedroom) in the castle of Chateaubriant, from the 17th century but often (and wrongly) attributed to Françoise de Foix, one of the King François the Ist mistress. Français&#160;: Décor de la cheminée de la Chambre Dorée, dans le château de Châteaubriant, aménagée au XVIIe siècle mais souvent (et injustement) attribuée à Françoise de Foix, l'une des maîtresses du roi François Ier.
context_page_description: The Château de Châteaubriant is a medieval castle strongly modified during the Renaissance, located in the commune of Châteaubriant in the Loire-Atlantique département of France. The original castle was founded in the 11th century on the eastern border of Brittany and, such as the fortresses in Vitré, Fougères, Ancenis and Clisson, it was defending the duchy against Anjou and the Kingdom of France.
  The castle was renovated several times during the Middle Ages and the town of Châteaubriant developed at its side. During the Mad War, the castle was seized by the French after a siege. The keep and the halls, partially destroyed, were renovated in the flamboyant style. Eventually, during the 16th century, the château obtained its definitive appearance when the new Renaissance palace was built against the medieval enceinte.
  After the French Revolution, the château was sold and divided several times, and was finally transformed into an administrative centre, with the seat of the sous-préfecture, a court and a police station. All these offices closed down after 1970, and nowadays the château is partly opened to visitors.
context_section_description: Châteaubriant belonged to the House of Montmorency until 1632 when Henri II de Montmorency was dispossessed and beheaded for felony. The barony was given to the Princes of Condé who kept it until the French Revolution.
  The Condés slightly improved the château, for example in redesigning some rooms, such as the Chambre dorée in the Jean de Laval wing, decorated after 1632. However, the princes did not live in Châteaubriant, but at the Château de Chantilly and in their hôtel particulier in Paris. The distance of the Dukes of Montmorency and later the Princes of Condé permitted the town council to gain some independence, but the lords still maintained local officers in the château.
  The roof of the keep collapsed after a storm around 1720. The building was not restored afterwards and slowly fell into ruin.
caption: The 17th-century Chambre dorée.
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