Vaux le Victome

Vaux le Victome has the most interesting legend behind it’s history. Fouquet was the finance minister to Louis the XIV. He was a true patriot to the king, but the king was so jealous he never even noticed his allegiance. Fouquet built a magnificent chateau with art work and landscaping that surpassed all chateaus. He had a big fete to show off his new home & invited Louis. Well, the king couldn’t believe that Fouquet had a house better than his sooo that night he had his soldiers rip him out of bed and sent him to exile & eventually death (it is believed that he was the man in the iron mask!)! Hard to believe a person could be so jealous. Louis went on to build Versailles, but we think Vaux le Victome has lots more charm & beauty. This was the only chateau we have visited where the kids could dress up in traditional costumes and really imagine what it must have been like to be a princess, queen or musketeer. Brought back memories of playing in Grammie Randall’s dress ups with cousins.