Castle Lying Photo: Castle Lying

Castle Lying can be seen in the vicinity of the city Tour, just seven kilometers away. Its name, the castle was from the surname of the Duke Charles de Luina, one of the most powerful men of France Louis XIII. His position at court and the special location of king de Luine earned for his ability to train birds of prey and hunting with them. With the king he was familiar with the teenage years. Influence de Luina the king was so great that he managed to achieve the expulsion of Queen Marie de Medici and cardinal Richelieu.

Wife of schemer de Luina Maria de Rohan was also known special. She participated in several plots, including one against the cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin, and was even described by Alexander Dumas novel "the Three Musketeers" under the name of the Duchess de Chevreuse. So Marie de Rohan was called after the death of de Luina and marriage with the Duke de Chevreuse.

This castle is the Duke de Luine purchased in 1619, hoping that the king himself, fascinated by the beauty of local nature, will often come to his estate and will be spending a lot of time. However the king was not honored by such attention his favorite, and he himself de Lying long been enjoying its acquisition – two years later, he suddenly died.

The castle itself was built in the XII century, the structures are preserved fortress, which in the XV-XVII centuries it was reconstructed and adapted for housing. Today the castle belongs to the descendants of the Dukes de Luina. For visitors, they opened it in 1996, however, tourists can only see it in certain months.

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