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- The Château de Saint-Cloud was the scene of some of the significant moments in French 19th century history, and most notably in Napoleonic history in that it saw the rise and fall of both the First and Second Empires.
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From the Hôtel d'Aulnay to the Gondi mansion, from Monsieur's renovations to Marie-Antoinette's transformations, the Château de Saint-Cloud has lived many lives, until its demise in flames during the 1870 war. Relive the milestones of its sumptuous history.
The Château de Saint-Cloud (French pronunciation: [ʃato d(ə) sɛ̃ klu]) was a château in France, built on a site overlooking the Seine at Saint-Cloud in Hauts-de-Seine, about 5 kilometres (3 miles) west of Paris. On the site of the former palace is the state-owned Parc de Saint-Cloud.
Situated to the west of Paris on the banks of the Seine, the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud covers 460 hectares and enjoys an exceptional setting on the outskirts of the capital. But how much do you know about the history of this holiday resort for princely, royal and imperial families?
- History of The Château de Saint-Cloud
- The Palace of Saint-Cloud and Napoleon
- Napoleon in The Park of Saint-Cloud
- After Napoleon’s Defeat
- Saint-Cloud Under The Restored Bourbons
- Dinner at Saint-Cloud with Louis-Philippe
- Saint-Cloud Under Napoleon III
- What Happened to The Palace of Saint Cloud?
The Palace of Saint-Cloud (pronounced “san-cloo” in French) began as the Hôtel d’Aulnay, a country house in the village of Saint-Cloud. In the 1570s, Catherine de’ Medici (the widow of Henry II of France) purchased the property and gave it to one of her courtiers, Jérôme de Gondi, a member of a prominent banking family. He transformed the house int...
On November 9, 1799, Saint-Cloud was the setting for the coup d’état that brought Napoleon to power. Napoleon’s brother Lucien Bonapartefalsely convinced France’s legislative bodies that they were at risk of a Jacobin conspiracy, and that it would be safer to meet at the Château de Saint-Cloud instead of in Paris. Once they were there, Napoleon sto...
Méneval described an accident Napoleon had at Saint-Cloud. Napoleon kept gazelles in the park of Saint-Cloud. He had brought them from Egypt and liked to feed them by hand. Sometimes he would offer them snuff, which they quite enjoyed. Coignet recounted an incident involving Marie Louise and a gazelle. According to Méneval, Marie Louise learned how...
In 1814, Allied armies occupied France and Napoleon was compelled to abdicate. He went into exile on Elba. British politician Edward Herbert visited Saint-Cloud shortly thereafter. In early 1815, Napoleon escaped from Elba and returned to Paris for a brief period on the throne before he was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and had to abdicate one...
Louis XVI’s brother, Louis XVIII, became the king of France. Upon his death in 1824, he was succeeded by his brother, Charles X, who embellished both the interior and exterior of Saint-Cloud. In 1829, Caroline Cushing visited France with her husband Caleb, a member of the Massachusetts Senate. She left a detailed description of their tour of the Pa...
In 1830, Charles X was overthrown in a revolution. Saint-Cloud once again became a residence of the Orléans family when King Louis-Philippeascended the throne. He had the apartments renovated and richly furnished. A member of the American legation to France described a dinner at the Palace of Saint-Cloud in 1840.
Louis-Philippe was forced to abdicate in the French Revolution of 1848. Napoleon’s nephew, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, became the president of France. In 1852, he proclaimed himself Emperor Napoleon III. He and his wife, Empress Eugénie, spent their honeymoon at Saint-Cloud and used the palace as a summer residence. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert s...
In July 1870, Napoleon III declared war on Prussia. The war did not go well for France, and by September German forces were besieging Paris. They occupied the Palace of Saint-Cloud and shelled the city from its grounds. The French fired back. On October 13, 1870, an explosive shell hit the palace and set it on fire. By the time the blaze fizzled ou...
The Château de Saint-Cloud was the scene of some of the significant moments in French 19th century history, and most notably in Napoleonic history in that it saw the rise and fall of both the First and Second Empires.
A château – which now sits in ruins – that was commissioned by Louis the Great’s brother once dominated this garden estate, which was designed by André Le Nôtre. Now classed as a Historic Monument, the park is a popular destination for people living in western Paris and looking to get outdoors.
This vast estate of 460 hectares owes its reputation to its royal château - built at the end of the 16th century and no longer standing - and its majestic park. The whole estate was transformed by Philip of Orléans, brother of Louis XIV, then by Marie-Antoinette.
