History
h e D u c h e s s o f B e r r y
The Château de Maupas is filled with memories of the Duchess of Berry and her son the Count of Chambord. To better understand the importance of these gifts, it is useful to recall the tumultuous historical context of 19th century France. Marie Caroline of Naples and Sicily had married the Duke of Berry, second son of the King of France Charles X, on whom all the hopes of the monarchists loyal to the ruling family rested. But the Bonapartist saddler worker Louvel assassinated Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry, on February 14, 1820, believing he would extinguish the Bourbon line forever. However, Marie Caroline gave birth, seven months later, to a son, the young Duke of Bordeaux, Count of Chambord, who would carry within him all the hopes of the monarchists supporters of the elder branch of the Bourbons.
The latter spent his childhood in exile during the Revolution of 1830, leaving the field open to the hated cousins, the Orléans, because they were considered regicides. The July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe I, “king of the French”, therefore took place.
The Duchess of Berry never gave up on the return of the Bourbons to France and after several unsuccessful attempts to raise Brittany and Vendée against Louis-Philippe I, she was imprisoned in the fortress of Blaye, in Gironde
The death of Napoleon III, the departure of Republican President Adolphe Thiers and the evacuation of German troops created a climate conducive to the restoration of the monarchy. The Count of Chambord managed to be officially recognized by the Orléans as legitimate to the throne and preparations began for the return of the “King of France”. In 1873, the future Henry V set as a condition the return to the white flag of Saint-Louis, which was considered unacceptable by the politicians of the time.
Henri d'Artois did not reign, but his unshakeable convictions ensured the loyalty of many families until his death.
It is of this illustrious character that the Marquis Auguste Marie de Maupas was the tutor and then the deputy governor. The numerous souvenirs donated by the Duchess of Berry and the royal child to the Château de Maupas are a true reliquary of the legitimist faith.
History
h e D u c h e s s o f B e r r y
The Château de Maupas is filled with memories of the Duchess of Berry and her son the Count of Chambord. To better understand the importance of these gifts, it is useful to recall the tumultuous historical context of 19th century France. Marie Caroline of Naples and Sicily had married the Duke of Berry, second son of the King of France Charles X, on whom all the hopes of the monarchists loyal to the ruling family rested. But the Bonapartist saddler worker Louvel assassinated Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry, on February 14, 1820, believing he would extinguish the Bourbon line forever. However, Marie Caroline gave birth, seven months later, to a son, the young Duke of Bordeaux, Count of Chambord, who would carry within him all the hopes of the monarchists supporters of the elder branch of the Bourbons.
The latter spent his childhood in exile during the Revolution of 1830, leaving the field open to the hated cousins, the Orléans, because they were considered regicides. The July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe I, “king of the French”, therefore took place.
The Duchess of Berry never gave up on the return of the Bourbons to France and after several unsuccessful attempts to raise Brittany and Vendée against Louis-Philippe I, she was imprisoned in the fortress of Blaye, in Gironde
The death of Napoleon III, the departure of Republican President Adolphe Thiers and the evacuation of German troops created a climate conducive to the restoration of the monarchy. The Count of Chambord managed to be officially recognized by the Orléans as legitimate to the throne and preparations began for the return of the “King of France”. In 1873, the future Henry V set as a condition the return to the white flag of Saint-Louis, which was considered unacceptable by the politicians of the time.
Henri d'Artois did not reign, but his unshakeable convictions ensured the loyalty of many families until his death.
It is of this illustrious character that the Marquis Auguste Marie de Maupas was the tutor and then the deputy governor. The numerous souvenirs donated by the Duchess of Berry and the royal child to the Château de Maupas are a true reliquary of the legitimist faith.
