▁his ▁brother , ▁Louis , ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Re ims ▁and ▁cardinal , ▁in ▁the ▁Ch âteau , ▁where ▁their ▁death s ▁were ▁shortly ▁followed ▁by ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁queen - m other , ▁Catherine ▁de ' ▁Med ici . ▁From ▁ 1 6 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 6 1 9 ▁Marie ▁de ' ▁Med ici , ▁wife ▁of ▁King ▁Henri ▁IV , ▁ex iled ▁from ▁the ▁court , ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁château , ▁which ▁was ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁given ▁by ▁King ▁Louis ▁XIII ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Gast on , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Or lé ans , ▁who ▁lived ▁there ▁till ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁bishop ric , ▁se ated ▁at ▁Blo is ▁C athedral , ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁Blo is ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁reg ency ▁of ▁Marie ▁Louise , ▁wife ▁of ▁Napoleon ▁I . ▁ ▁Blo is ▁was ▁occupied ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁army , ▁which ▁took ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁liber ated ▁by ▁American ▁soldiers ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁On ▁both ▁occasions , ▁the ▁city ▁with stood ▁several ▁days ▁of ▁bomb ing . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁ ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁Blo is ▁ ▁The ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁Blo is , ▁a ▁Renaissance ▁château ▁once ▁occupied ▁by ▁King ▁Louis