Château de Saint-Cloud

The Château de Saint Cloud was a royal residence outside Paris. It was built for the Gondi banking family from Florence an was eventually bought by Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans (only brother of King Louis XIV) Philippe descendants occupied the building before it was sold to Queen Marie Antoinette in 1785 by Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans. The building was destroyed and was burned down during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 having been used by Emperor Napoléon III. Since December 2006, there has been a movement to rebuild the Château de Saint-Cloud.