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The role of the Château de Chantilly in the Jaunay story
The Château de Chantilly stands in an artificial lake and consists of two connected buildings, the Petit Château or Capitainerie on the southwest and the Grand Château to the north. It is located about a kilometre east of the village of Chantilly. This town's main claim to fame was Chantilly Lace but now it is noted as the premiere horse-racing venue in France. It was the great love of horses and the construction from 1719 to 1735 of a huge stables complex [Grandes Écuries] for 240 horses by Louis Henri, Prince de Condé which ultimately led Chantilly into the world of horse racing. The town race course dates from 1833.
After the execution of Henri II Montmorency the property passed in 1632 to the Grand Condé, Louis II prince de Condé [1621 - 1686] whose mother, Charlotte-Marguerite, was a Montmorency. The present Petit Château was erected about 1560 while the Grand Château was rebuilt on the site of a mansion in 1528 - 1531. It was once described as a incomparably fine residence admired by the most important princes of Europe. During the visit of Louis XIV in 1671, François Vatel, the Grand Condé's maitre d'hôtel, committed suicide because he thought the fish would be late for a Friday meal! In 1777 a writer witnessed the Prince de Condé at supper with some friends - eight people were waited on by 25 servants plus a wind ensemble.
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