Thomas Bohier
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Thomas Bohier was a French royal tax official and courtier of the early 16th century, best known as the patron responsible for transforming the medieval site at Chenonceau into the Renaissance château that stands today.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French royal official
ⓘ
courtier ⓘ human ⓘ |
| architecturalPatronage | Renaissance rebuilding of Chenonceau ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | conversion of a medieval fortress-mill into a Renaissance residence at Chenonceau ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
French crown
ⓘ
King Charles VIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ King Francis I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ King Louis XII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationContext | Château de Chenonceau, major Loire Valley château NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | patronage of Château de Chenonceau ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | seigneur de Chenonceau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
construction of Château de Chenonceau
ⓘ
transformation of the medieval site at Chenonceau into a Renaissance château ⓘ |
| occupation |
royal financial administrator
ⓘ
tax official ⓘ |
| owned |
Château de Chenonceau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lordship of Chenonceaux ⓘ |
| partnerInDesign | Katherine Briçonnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
general receiver of finances in Normandy
ⓘ
general treasurer of wars ⓘ royal councillor ⓘ |
| relative | Antoine Bohier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| residence |
Château de Chenonceau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Antoine Bohier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Katherine Briçonnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfWork | French Renaissance architecture (as patron) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Normandy
NERFINISHED
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Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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