The Château de Ternay in the Loire Valley in the province of Poitou (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France) was built by the Aviau de Ternay family. In twelfth-century foundations, the present château is the result of building campaigns from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.
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Charles Louis d'Arsac, Chevalier de Ternay (1722–1780), styled Chevalier de Ternay, born at the château, escorted the French troops of Rochambeau to join the American Revolution. Felled by a fever, he is buried in Trinity churchyard, Newport, Rhode Island.[1]
Still the seat of the Comte and Comtesse de Ternay, today the château is open for tours and overnight guests.
It has been listed as a Monument historique since 1996.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Chevalier de Ternay
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA00105739, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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