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Beds Location Guide

Loire Valley Amboise The Chateau of Amboise was the residence of François I from the age of three.  His predecessors

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Henri II: The New King

Diane de Poitiers Henri, second son of François I, had married the Pope’s niece Catherine de Medici when they were

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The Ménage à Trois – Henri II, Catherine de Medici, Diane de Poitiers

The most bizarre ménage à trois in history.  Henri, second son of François I, married the Pope’s niece Catherine de

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Diane de Poitiers

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Catherine de Medici

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Catherine de Medici’s Beds

In spite of all sorts of weird and wonderful measures, Catherine did not become pregnant for ten years.  When Henri

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Catherine de Medici’s Astrologer

Catherine de Medici, believed to have psychic powers herself, was a great believer in astrology.  In addition to consulting Nostradamus,

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Diane de Poitiers’ Beds

Diane had married Louis de Brézé when she was 15 and he in his mid 50’s.  Louis went straight off to

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