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Historic house museums in Île-de-France

  • Palace of FontainebleauIn 1137, King Louis VII the Younger established a royal residence at Fontainebleau, though evidence suggests a structure may have existed earlier during the…
  • Château de MalmaisonJoséphine de Beauharnais bought the manor house in April 1799 for herself and her husband, General Napoléon Bonaparte. The estate sat west of central Paris…