Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect

Chambord, the most impressive castle in the Loire Valley, in France, a truly Renaissance treasure, has always been an enigma to generations of historians. Why did King Francis I (1494-1547), who commissioned it, embark on this epic project in the heart of the marshlands in 1519? What significance did he want the castle to have? What role did his friend, Italian genius Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) play? Was he the architect or who was?

Top Cast

Cédric Zimmerlin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Sébastien Dupuis

Francis I

Olivier Hamel

Charles Quint

Jean-Michel Marnet

Maréchal des Logis

Lionel Robert

Jean de Lorraine