Coppet Castle
Castle in Coppet, Switzerland
46°18′57″N 6°11′35″E / 46.315852°N 6.193048°E / 46.315852; 6.193048Coppet Castle (French: Château de Coppet) is a château in the municipality of Coppet of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1] It gave its name to the celebrated group of several dozen early 19th-century intellectuals from the whole of Europe, the so-called Coppet group, who met there (c. 1805 - 1816) under the aegis of Madame de Staël and made signal contributions to literature, philosophy and politics.
People born in Coppet Castle
- Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1661-1728), Prussian field marshal
- Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien (1665-1733), Prussian general and diplomat
See also
- List of castles in Switzerland
- Château
- Coppet group
References
- ^ "Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance". A-Objects. Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS). 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
External links
- Official site
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Castles and Fortresses of the Canton of Vaud
- Aigle
- Aile
- Allaman
- Aubonne
- Avenches
- Beaulieu
- Blonay
- Bossey
- Champittet
- Champvent
- Châtelard
- Chillon
- Les Clées
- Coppet
- Crans
- Crêtes
- Curtilles
- Donneloye
- Duillier
- Dully
- D'En-Bas
- Echandens
- Glérolles
- Grandcour
- Grandson
- Guévaux
- Hauteville
- L'Isle
- Lucens
- Luins
- Lutry
- Saint-Maire
- Mathod
- Mestral
- Morges
- Nyon
- Orbe
- Oron
- Prangins
- Saint-Prex
- Rolle
- La Sarraz
- La Tour-de-Peliz
- Vincy
- Vufflens
- Vullierens
- Yverdon
- See also
- Castles of Switzerland
- Castles of Europe
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