The final attempt to make use of the colossus came from the Count of Chambord, but after the Count died in 1883, the château was left to his sister's heirs, the titular Dukes of Parma, then resident in Austria-Hungary; firstly Robert, Duke of Parma, who died in 1907 and after him, Elias, Prince of Parma. Any attempts at restoration ended with the onset of World War I in 1914. The Château de Chambord was confiscated as enemy property in 1915, but the family of the duke of Parma sued to recover it, and that suit was not settled until 1932; restoration work was not begun until a few years after World War II ended in 1945.Château de Chambord: Well Preserved Renaissance Château in France castlesandmanorhouses.com, accessed 18 February 2019 The Château and surrounding areas, some , have belonged to the French state since 1930.
The final attempt to make use of the colossus came from the Count of Chambord but after the Count died in 1883, the château was left to his sister's heirs, the ti.tular Dukes of Parma, then resident in Austria-Hungary; firstly Robert, Duke of Parma, who died in 1907 and after him, Elias, Prince of Parma. Any attempts at restoration ended with the onset of World War I in 1914. The Château de Chambord was confiscated as enemy property in 1915, but the family of the duke of Parma sued to recover it, and that suit was not settled until 1932; restoration work was not begun until a few years after World War II ended in 1945.Château de Chambord: Well Preserved Renaissance Château in France castlesandmanorhouses.com, accessed 18 February 2019 The Château and surrounding areas, some , have belonged to the French state since 1930