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The Château
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de Montgeoffroy () is an 18th-century manor house located in the commune of Mazé (Maine-et-Loire
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), France
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History
In 1676, Érasme de Contades acquired the property. In 1772, Marshal Louis Georges Érasme de Contades, governor of Alsace, decided to rebuild the château as a retirement home. He called on the Parisian architect Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré, who worked with the local architect Simier. The marshal being far fromAnjou
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, the work was directed primarily by his son, le marquis de Contades, his daughter-in-law, Julie Constantin de Marans, his mistress, Hélène Hérault, and her daughter-in-law, Marie-Marguerite Magon de La Lande. It took three years.
The old château was burned down, but Barré appreciated its U shape and kept two towers and the moat, as well as the chapel, which dated from 1543.
The building miraculously survived the French Revolution and the Revolt in the Vendée
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conserving its common buildings, agricultural structures, chapel, and park. It also kept its archives and its furniture, which was studied by Pierre Verlet.
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