Château de Lacoste
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- | [[Lacoste]] is best known for its most notorious resident, Donatien Alphonse Francois comte de Sade, the [[Marquis de Sade]], who in the [[18th century]] lived in the castle overlooking the village. Following a series of incidents involving local women and the police, the Marquis fled the country but was eventually imprisoned. His castle was partially destroyed in an uprising in [[1779]] and was later looted and plundered by locals. | + | [[Lacoste]] is best known for its most notorious resident, the [[Marquis de Sade]], who in the [[18th century]] lived in the [[castle]] overlooking the village. Following a series of incidents involving local women and the police, the Marquis fled the country but was eventually imprisoned. His castle was partially destroyed in an uprising in [[1779]] and was later looted and plundered by locals. |
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Lacoste is best known for its most notorious resident, the Marquis de Sade, who in the 18th century lived in the castle overlooking the village. Following a series of incidents involving local women and the police, the Marquis fled the country but was eventually imprisoned. His castle was partially destroyed in an uprising in 1779 and was later looted and plundered by locals.
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