Marchais () is a commune in the

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department in

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in northern

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. It takes its name from the Latin 'mercasius' or marshland. The 16th century Chateau de Marchais is a private residence of the Princes of Monaco, since being acquired in 1854 by

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. It was built in the 16th century by Nicolas de Longueval, Comte de Bossut.Hare, Augustus John Cuthbert. ''North-eastern France''. United Kingdom: G. Allen, 1890.Bulletin de la Société Académique de Laon. France: Éd. Fleury et Ad. Chevergny, 1863. He was accused of treason, though, and to save his life, he surrendered his castle and lands to Charles, Cardindal of Lorraine. In 1906, Maurice Léger made a prototype helicopter flight at Marchais.

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