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 334 CHATEAUBRIANT CHATEAUEOUX in 1836, and afterward lived on the annuity which was secured to him by the proceeds. His life was spent in retirement, the drawing room of his friend Mme. R6camier being almost the only place he visited. There he could be seen every evening among the elite of the literary world, receiving the homage to which he was entitled by his character, genius, and renown. A profound melancholy, however, invaded his latter years. He who had so often foretold the coming of the republic in France, witnessed its accession in 1848, but he died amid the desolation brought over the capital by the bloody struggle of June. Most of his works have been translated into the English, German, and other languages. The complete and separate editions are numerous. The best of the former is by Sainte-Beuve (12 vols., 1859-'61), with a review of his literary labors. Part of a new and complete illustra- ted edition, to consist of 14 volumes, has ap- peared since 1864. Marin's Histoire de la vie et des outrages de M. de Chateaubriand ap- peared in 1838, and M. Villemain's Chateau- briand, sa vie, sea ecrits, son influence sur son temps, &c., in 1868, in 2 vols. < in 1 1 u 1:1: i M. Frantoise de Ftix, countess de, a mistress of Francis I. of France, born about 1485, died Oct. 16, 1537. A scion of the illustrious house of Foix, she repaired at an early age to the court of Louis XII., and be- came the wife of the count de Cbateaubriant. She was in the zenith of her beauty when Francis I. ascended the throne. Notwithstand- ing the jealous temper of her husband, the king was soon on intimate terms with the beautiful countess, who publicly wore jewelry given to her by her royal lover, bearing mot- toes which his sister Margaret had written at his request. The royal favor served the interests of her brothers as well as her own ambition. Her husband, however, resented her faithless- ness by frequently inflicting upon her corporal punishment. Pier relations with the king lasted for a number of years, and until the defeat of Pavia (1525) and the captivity of Francis her influence over him was unbounded ; but on his return from Madrid she was supplanted by Anne de Pisseleu, afterward duchess d'Etam- pes. The rest of her life was spent with her husband in the now dismantled castle of Cha- teaubriant. A chamber is still pointed out in which, according to tradition, she was bled to death by her husband. This, however, is not supported by any positive evidence, although his brutal treatment of her was notorious. CHlTEAUDUN, a town of France, in the de- partment of Eure-et-Loir, on the left bank of the Loir, 25 m. S. of Chartres and 30 m. N. W. of Orleans; pop. in 1866, 6,781. It is prettily situated on a commanding elevation, and con- tains a fine square and promenade, and a num- ber of handsome public buildings. The princi- pal churches are the Madeleine and St.Val6rien, built in the 12th century. The most conspic- uous edifice is the ancient castle of the counts Dunois, built on a rock and surmounted by a high tower, with a famous staircase and other curious appendages. The trade is mainly in the local agricultural and industrial products, including nails, cordage, leather, woollen and silk goods, hosiery, and hats. The viscounts of Chateaudun ruled here from the llth to the 15th century, when the last of r them dying childless, Duke Charles of Orleans became the local ruler ; he relinquished his supremacy in favor of his natural brother John, the bas- tard of Orleans, famous for his exploits in the wars with England. The town was destroyed by fire in 1723, and rebuilt on an improved plan. During the war of 1870-'71 the French were defeated here by Gen. Willich, who soon after took the town by assault, Oct. 18, 1870. CHiTEAU-GONTIER, a town of France, in the department of Mayenne, on the river Mayenne, 18 m. S. of Laval; pop. in 1866, 7,364. The town has a Gothic church, a communal col- lege, public baths, and manufactures of linen, woollen, and leather. In October, 1793, the insurgent royalists gained here a great victory over the republicans. CHlTEACGUAY, a S. W. county of the prov- ince of Quebec, Canada, bordering on the St. Lawrence, and traversed by the Ch&teauguay, the Noire, and other streams; area, 249 J sq. m.; pop. in 1871, 16,166, of whom 11,288 were French, 2,496 Scotch, and 1,937 Irish. The soil is fertile and the surface presents little variety of level. The battle of Cliateauguay or of Chrysler's farm was fought in this county, Oct. 26, 1813, between Col. de Salaberry of the Canadian voltigeurs and Gen. Wilkinson of the American army, who intended to invade Canada by the Grand Isle which divides the river St. Lawrence opposite Coteau du Lac. The Canadians were victorious. Chief town, Ste. Martine. CIlATEACGIIAY, Sienr de. See LE MOYNE. < ll 1 1 U KOI. a town of France, capital of the department of Indre, on the left bank of the Indre and on the railway from Paris to Bordeaux, 160m. S. S. W. of Paris; pop. in 1866, 17,161. It has a theatre and public library. There is an old castle on an eminence above the Indre, a gloomy building, in which the princess de Cond6, niece of Richelieu, died in 1692, after having been imprisoned there for nearly 23 years. Ch&teauroux is one of the principal cloth manufacturing places of central France, the wools produced in Berry being almost exclusively used in the fabrication. There are various other manufactures, and important wool and iron fairs are held here. There is a government tobacco manufactory, in which 1,000 persons are employed. < in 1 1 l KOI. Marie Anne, duchess de, a fa- vorite of Louis XV., born about 1718, died Dec. 8, 1744. She was a daughter of the marquis de Nesle, lost her mother in 1729, and follow- ing her example as well as that of three of her sisters, she became in 1742, after the death of her husband the marquis de la Tournelle,