The Château de Farcheville is a 14th century castle

Castle

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 in Bouville

Bouville

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 near Paris in the department of Essonne

Essonne

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The castle was built by the Hugues II and Hugues III, Lords of Farcheville and Bouville. The great hall was built in 1291 and the castle chapel was consacrated in 1304. Both father and son were chamberlain

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 to Philip IV of France

Philip IV of France

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. The structure possesses a rare northern French example of arched machicolations on buttresses, more characteristic of military architecture in the Languedoc

Languedoc

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. The castle passed to the family of Châtillon in the fifteenth century.

The castle was once owned by Yellowstone Club

Yellowstone Club

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 founders Edra and Tim Blixseth

Tim Blixseth

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. Following the Blixseth's 2009 divorce and bankruptcy, the castle is currently for sale by creditors for $57 million U.S. dollars. The castle has its own moat, hunting grounds, 15 bedrooms, 1000 acres (4 km²), and a helipad

Helipad

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 . Edra Blilxseth is facing personal bankruptcy

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 because of the collapse of her and her husband's real estate empire. Edra Blixseth is now facing paying creditors over $400,000,000.