The Château d'Eu () is a former royal residence in the town of Eu, in the

Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inf� ...

department of France, in

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. The Château d'Eu stands at the centre of the town and was built in the 16th century to replace an earlier one purposely demolished in 1475 to prevent its capture by the English. The chapel contains the tombs of

Henry I, Duke of Guise Henri I de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, Prince of Joinville, Count of Eu (31 December 1550 – 23 December 1588), sometimes called ('Scarface'), was the eldest son of François, Duke of Guise, and Anna d'Este. His maternal grandparents were Ercole ...

, and his wife, Catherine de Clèves, who embarked on the construction of the château in 1578. The building was completed almost a century later by the

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in ...

, ''la Grande Mademoiselle''. Between 1830 and 1848, the château, which had been the property of the House of Orléans since its acquisition by ''La Grande Mademoiselle'' in October 1657, served as King

Louis-Philippe I Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, and the last French monarch to bear the title "King". He abdicated from his thron ...

's summer residence. Louis-Philippe twice entertained

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...

at the château, from 3 to 7 September 1843 and from 8 to 10 September 1845. The château became residence of the Brazilian Imperial Family during the exile. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, who brought slavery to an end in Brazil in 1888, died at the château in 1921. Her husband was Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, a grandson of King Louis Philippe I. Their eldest son, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, sold the château to the Brazilian entrepreneur Assis Chateaubriand. In 1964, the city of Eu acquired the château, in which, in 1973, it installed its City Hall and created the ''Musée Louis-Philippe''. In 1987, the castle, its dependencies and park were classified a '' Monument historique'' by the

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Association des Amis du Musée Louis-Philippe
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eu, Chateau D Châteaux in Seine-Maritime Museums in Seine-Maritime Historic house museums in Normandy Maisons des Illustres Eu House of Orléans

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