Castle of Maintenon

The castle of Maintenon is located in the commune of Maintenon in Eure-et-Loir, France.

Construction

The construction of the castle is spread out 12th century at the 17th century

The square keep in likings is built at the 13th century.

Jean Cottereau, become owner in 1509, embellishes the castle by building the wings north and east.

Louis XIV made complete work during the construction of the Aqueduc. It made carry out a garden by Ours and made dig the large channel which passes under the aqueduct.

Madam de Maintenon made build a new wing being used to him as apartments.

Madam de Montespan put at it at the world Miss de Blois.

Racine wrote there its tragedies Esther and Athalie for the Demoiselles of Saint-Cyr military school.

Gardens

At the bottom of the gardens the vestiges of the aqueduct remain which was to feed the fountains of the park of the Château of Versailles. The project consists in diverting water of the the Eure is a work of 80 km. A part was to be made up of ground lifting. But for the parts a height higher than 60 feet, it is decided to produce aqueducts. Vauban is charged to undertake the studies and work. In 1685, it begins the studies of the aqueduct which was to cross the park of the castle of Maintenon. The aqueduct was to have 47 arcades in the forefront, 195 arcades with the second and 390 with the third. The wars of Louis XIV empéchèrent the end of work.

Selective bibliography

Francoise Chandernagor, the alley of the king: memories of Francoise d' Aubigné, marchioness of Maintenon, marries of the King de France , Paris, Julliard, 1995 ISBN 2266067877
André Lambert, the queen without crown: Francoise de Maintenon, the secret wife of Louis XIV , Paris: Del Duca, 1962 ISBN 2866470087
Alain Niderst, Around Francoise d' Aubigné, marchioness of Maintenon: acts of the Days of Niort, 23 May 25th, 1996 , Paris: H. Champion, 1999
Simone Bertière, Women of the Sun king , Editions of Fallois, 1998, ISBN 2-253-14712-5

External bond

Site of Maintenon

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