Allyson

//French II Period 5//
=Information about the chateau=

// For what reason was the châteatu built? after Louis Xi ordered the previous castle on the site to be burned down, they rebuilt the Chaumont with Renaissance features. //
=Three unique features of the château= == //1.// Catherine would entertain many astrologers including Nostradamus. == ==// 2.  //The Château de Chaumont is currently a museum and every year hosts a Garden Festival from April to October where contemporary garden designers display their work in an English-style garden == == //3// . He was considered the French "Father of the American Revolution" because he loved America. Benjamin Franklin was never a guest at the castle. His grandson, Temple, was. == = = = Two Important events: = ==// 1. // The castle has been classified as a Monument historique  since 1840 by the French Ministry of Culture. In 1938 the government took over the ownership. == ==// 2. // In 1559 she forced Diane de Poitiers, her late husband's long-term mistress, to exchange the Château de Chenonceau for the Château de Chaumont. Diane de Poitiers only lived at Chaumont for a short while. ==  Two important people == //2. Catherine de Medici –// was the notorious widow of Henry II who bought the castle and later switched with Diane de Poitiers, her late husbands mistress. == =My opinion of the château =
 * 1 **** . ** Charles I d'Amboise – had the castle rebuilt in the first place. 

//Why you like the châteatu and where you would have liked to live there or not//
=Château quiz=

5.
=Personal interest 1=

//Remember that everything should be in your own words and you should not merely cut and paste.//
=Personal interest 2=

//Create two slides based on your personal interest to this château. Remember that everytrhing should be in your own words and you should not merely cut and paste//
=Web sources:=

//See link #13 for directions on how to cite Internet Sources//
"Château de Chaumont." //Wikipedia//. 27, March 2010. Wikipedia. 13 Apr 2010 .