Château de ChambordFrancois I died in 1547 and during his 32 year reign only spent 72 days at Chambord. At the time of his death, only the keep and royal wing had been completed. His son, Henry II, and later Louis XIV – both kings fond of hunting – continued construction at the castle.
Louis XIV had some rooms altered at Chambord to reflect his notions of what the royal protocol demanded. These State Apartments has a series of anterooms, staterooms, and private rooms as were customary at the Palace of Versailles.
As was customary with many royal chateaux during the sixteenth century, the rooms were only furnished for the duration of the king’s visits. Modern-day visitors will thus see only the architectural structure from the early period but this is impressive enough.
See Touring Chateau de Chambord for a more detailed description of the interior of the castle.