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 IV’s Cradle
The only bed we have associated with Henri is his cradle, which can be found in the Chateau of Pau
Gabrielle d’Estrées’ Bed
Henri de Navarre’s unexpected ascension to the throne of France after Henri III’s assassination was generally unacceptable in France because
The Valois Kings
KINGS OF FRANCE 1000 – 1500 The history of the Kings of France starts in 987 when Hugh Capet, the
Henri III’s Bed
Henri was Catherine de Medici’s favourite son. At the age of twenty, Henri fell in love with Marie de Cleves.
Louise of Lorraine’s Bed
When Henri III was attacked he was at Saint Cloud near Paris and Louise was at Chenonceau. Her mother-in-law Catherine
The Five Queens’ Bedroom
Mary Queen of Scots— At the beginning of his reign, Henri II had organised the marriage of the young Queen
The last Valois Kings
When François I died, his only surviving son became Henri II of France. When Henri II died, he had four