Chaumont-sur-Loire (, ), commonly known as Chaumont, is a
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France
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, known for its historical defensive walls and its castle.
Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire
The castle was founded by Odo 1 (973-996), Count of Blois. At each epoch of French history the Château has been owned, rented or visited by significant persons in French and European history.
In the period between the late enlightenment and the romantic period,
Germaine de Staël
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein (; ; 22 April 176614 July 1817), commonly known as Madame de Staël (), was a French woman of letters and political theorist, the daughter of banker and French finance minister Jacques Necker and Suzan ...
was resident from April to August 1810. Many famous guests visited the lively and politically active Madame de Staël including Madame Récamier,
Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 178121 August 1838) was a German poet and botanist, author of ''Peter Schlemihl'', a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Bonc ...
, the counts of Sabran and Salaberry as well as the author of "Adolphe",
Benjamin Constant
Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (; 25 October 1767 – 8 December 1830), or simply Benjamin Constant, was a Franco-Swiss political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion.
A committed republican from 1795, he backed t ...
.Chateau de Chamont-Sur-Loire, Arts and Nature centre. http://www.domaine-chaumont.fr/en
Château de Chaumont
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'Ambois ...