Episode 2136 Château d'Oiron Fri, 2023-Mar-10 00:06 UTC Length - 1:29
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The random article for Friday, 10 March 2023 is Château d'Oiron.
The Château d'Oiron is located in Oiron, in the Deux-Sèvres département of western France. It has its origins in the 15th century war with the English for control of France when a victorious Charles VII of France gave the domain and great forest of Oiron to Guillaume Gouffier who became governor of Touraine. This château is the background for Charles Perrault's fairy tale, Puss in Boots. King Louis XIV's mistress, Madame de Montespan was one of the residents in the place.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:06 UTC on Friday, 10 March 2023.
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