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Chteau De La BourdaisireThe Chteau de la Bourdaisire is a castle in the countryside in the Commune of Montlouis-sur-Loire, in the Indre-et-Loire dpartement of France. Its origins date back to the 14th century when it was a fortress belonging to Jean Meingre. Over the next few generations, the property changed hands several time, until 1520 when King Francois I arranged for construction of a new castle on the site. Built for his mistress, Marie Gaudin, the wife of Philibert Babou, Superintendent of Finances for France, after her death, the property would remain in the family's hands. Marie Gaudin's granddaughter, Gabrielle d'Estre, was born in the chteau and would herself grow up to become mistress to another king, Henri IV of France. In 1775, the chteau was partially destroyed by order of King Louis XV's most powerful Minister, tienne Franois, Duc de Choiseul. tienne Franois wanted to use the stones from Chteau de la Bourdaisire for the construction of his Pagoda at his estate in Chanteloup, near Amboise. Laying in ruins, in 1786 the land was sold to Louise Adlade of Penthivre Bourbon. In 1802 the property was acquired by Baron Joseph Angelier who undertook a massive reconstruction of Chteau Bourdaisire. The interior work would be completed by his son, Gustave Angelier. Although a small chteau, when compared to the great chteaux of the Kings and some of those built by other wealthy nobles, it is a magnificent Renaissance construction fronted by traditional French gardens. The Castle was sold in 1923 to a wealthy American, Mrs. de Mrinville who sold it in 1938. During World War I, the chteau was occupied by the Nazis. After the war, a lack of funds by its owner saw it become severely run down. In 1959, its contents were auctioned off and government turned the chteau into a home for the elderly. It was sold again in 1988 to an attorney, Franois Michaud, who owned it until 1991 when it was acquired by its current owners, the Princes of Broglie who undertook significant improvements and modernization. In 2003, Chteau de la Bourdaisire gained considerable attention in North America, as the primary site for the televison show, Joe Millionaire. Bourdaisire
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