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Title: Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Mansfield, Milburg Francisco, 1871- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Castles
Publisher: Boston, L. C. Page & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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eigneurs and minor vassals of all the neigh-bouring kingdoms and principalities. The Em-peror Sigismond, Amadee VIII, who was tobe the new duke, dined alone upon a raised daisin the Grande Salle, and the service was madeby ^ a richly dressed throng of seigneursmounted on brilliantly caparisoned chargers.This is quoted from a historical chronicle, whichhowever neglects to state the quality of theservice. It is quite possible that it may nothave been above reproach. Here, a couple of centuries later, anotherVictor-Amadee married the Princesse Henri-ette, Duchesse dOrleans. The bride to be hadnever met her future husband until they cametogether at a little village near-by, as she wasjourneying to the Savoyan castle for the cere-mony. Says the chronicle: When the prin-cess saw the pageant, at the head of whichmarched Victor-Amadee, the. fair young man ofdistinguished and martial bearing, without amoments hesitation, casting to the winds allher previous instruction in matters of etiquette,
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Chateau de Chamhery Ohambery 233 she flew down the stairs and into the street andfinally into the arms of the duke. The marriage was not, however, a happy one.The duke became disloyal to his vows and lefthis wife to pine and moan away her days in theducal chateau whilst he went off campaigningfor other hearts and lands. He acquired Sicily,and became the first King of Sicily and Sar-dinia, and paved the way for the future great-ness of his house, but this was not accomplishedby adherence to the code of marital constancy. The Chateau de Chambery was finally aban-doned definitely by the Savoyan dukes, who,when they became also monarchs of Sardinia,took up their residence at Turin. The beauxjours had passed never to return. Hence-forth its career was to be less brilliant, for itbut rarely received even passing visits from itsmasters. In 1745 it was considerably damagedby fire; in 1775 it was, in a way, furbished upand put in order for the marriage of CharlesEmmanuel and Madame Clotilde of

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