Château de Breteuil

The family of the Marquis de Breteuil gave three ministers to the Kings of France.

The design is similar to the Château de Dampierre-en-Yvelines by Jules Hardouin-Mansart.

On March 12, 1881, the Marquis Henri de Breteuil organized a secret meeting at the Château with the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, and Léon Gambetta, President of the Chamber of Deputies.

In 1912, another Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII and after his abdication Duke of Windsor, stayed with the Breteuil family for four months to improve his French.

[1] Five years later, François de Breteuil played a significant role in the Prince's love life by introducing him to the Parisian courtesan Marguerite Alibert during the Great War.