Château de La Ferté-Saint-Aubin

Château de la Ferté Saint Aubin was built by Henri I de la Ferté Senneterre after 1625 to the site of older medieval castle. 50 years later, his son, Henri II became Marshal of France under the reign of Louis XIV, as well as Duke and Peer of the Kingdom. He to add two great stable buildings to the Château to surround the main courtyard.

In 1822, François-Victor Massena became the owner of the residence. Massena left his mark on the estate with a number of developments: creating the Princess Island in honor of his wife, turning the park into an English-style park  and creating a considerable ornithological collection in the former great stables of the estate.

Following the death of Masséna, and after a period of abandonment and pillaging, particularly during the Prussian invasion of 1870, the Dessalles family became the owner of the Château de la Ferté Saint Aubin. Madame Renée Dessalles, a former Parisian seamstress, widowed and childless, decided to create an orphanage in a wing of the castle which remained in operation until 1945 when an arson attack ravaged the building. The O'Gorman family bought the castle in 1911 and retained it through inheritance until 1987.

Today Château de La Ferté-Saint-Aubin is restored and offers escape games as well as venue for events, weddings etc.

Address

Rue Général Leclerc 4, La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, France

Details

Founded: c. 1625
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in France