History
Formerly, the estate was called the Windy Plessis. It was bought by Jean Bourré, the Finance Minister of Louis XI, who was also the main confident of the king, and his most faithful servant, and who built the present château in less than 5 years from 1468 till 1473....
Jean Bourré
Jean Bourré, friend of the King Jean bourré was born in the West of France in 1424 into a wealthy merchant family. When he was 19, after studying Law at the University of Paris, he joined the service of the Dauphin Louis, the son of Charles VII. As his private...
Louis XI
Louis XI Louis XI is the son of Charles VII and Marie d’ Anjou, he was born to the episcopal palace of Bourges in 1423. During his long reign of twenty two years ( 1461-1483 ), Louis XI knew by means of patience and of persuasion to enlarge the territory of...