What is Château de Chenonceau?
Château de Chenonceau is the second-most-visited château in France behind the Palace of Versailles.
Who died at Chenonceau?
Louise de Lorraine On Catherine's death, in January 1589, the château went to her daughter-in-law, Louise of Lorraine, wife of King Henry III. Louise was at Chenonceau when she learned of her husband's assassination, in August 1589, and she fell into a state of depression.
Who was Louise Dupin's literary salon at Chenonceau?
Louise Dupin's literary salon at Chenonceau attracted such leaders of the Enlightenmentas the writers Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Fontenelle, the naturalist Buffon, the playwright Marivaux, the philosopher Condillac, as well as the Marquise de Tencinand the Marquise du Deffand.Jean-Jacques Rousseauwas Dupin's secretary and tutored her son.