Chenonceau
The first initials of Henri II and his queen, Catherine de Medici, when interlaced, can form the letter D, as in Diane de Poitiers. And
indeed there were three in that royal marriage. Henri had been in thrall to the beautiful Diane since he was a boy, and she—20 years
older—was a lady-in-waiting in the court of his father, François I. When Henri acceded to the throne in 1547, he gave Chenonceau to
Diane, who remained his confidante f…(Read more)