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Henrichemont

1608 · 17th century

Henrichemont is a small town in the Cher department of central France. It was founded in 1608 by Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, as the capital of his sovereign principality of Boisbelle, and named after his king, Henry IV. Planned on a regular grid with a central square, it was meant to attract Protestant craftsmen, but it never grew as intended.

Henrichemont
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Principality of Boisbelle

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