HISTORY
The castle was built by Duke Louis of Orléans (1372-1407), whilst battling
with the Duke of Burgundy for the royal power.

In 1617, the castle was dismantled under the order of King Louis XIII so that it couldn’t be used by his enemies. The towers were ripped open. This ruin soon became forgotten until it was bought in 1810 by Napoleon I, garnering Romantic interest in its appearance in the 19th century. The castle was reinvented in 1857, the Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873) wanted to turn Pierrefonds into an imperial residence. This project was never completed and the castle became a museum and was opened to the public in 1867. 

Now dining events can be organised