Château de Condé

The origins of the Château de Condé stretch back far, possibly to the foundations of a Gallo-Roman estate. Roman paving beneath the castle's current floor is an indication of this. The first known lord of the castle was Jean de Montmirail, whose daughter Marie brought the estate to Enguerrand III de Coucy through marriage. He erected a first defensive tower around 1200, parts of whose thick walls are still preserved. Through further marriages, the castle came into the possession of the Counts of Bar, later the Luxembourg family, and finally in 1487 to the Counts of Vendôme. In the 16th century, Cardinal Louis, a nephew of Maria of Luxembourg, had the complex converted into a Renaissance castle. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, spent his childhood here and adopted the title, inspired by the castle's name, in 1556. After 1624, the castle came to Thomas Francis of Savoy-Carignan through marriage. In 1711, it was confiscated by Louis XIV because Victor's cousin, Eugene of Savoy, fought against France in the War of the Spanish Succession. After military use, it was sold in 1719 to Jean-François Leriget, Marquis de La Faye. He commissioned Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni for a Baroque redesign, which involved demolishing a wing and symmetrically arranging the facade. Artists like Watteau and Boucher contributed to the interior decoration. Via the Counts of La Tour du Pin, the castle passed to the de Sade family, who owned it until 1983 and restored it after severe damage during both World Wars. The current owners, the Pasté de Rochefort family, continue the restoration work.

The Château de Condé is located in the small town of Condé-en-Brie in the Aisne department in the Picardy region, France, at an elevation of approximately 69 m above sea level.

The castle is privately owned and, along with its interior, is a protected monument. However, it is accessible to visitors during certain months of the year.

• Château de Dormans (castle), approx. 9.7 km away
• Château de Boursault (castle), approx. 22.2 km away
• Château de Champivert (castle), approx. 37.0 km away
• Château du Houssoy (fortress), approx. 37.4 km away