Coppet Castle

Coppet Castle
Château de Coppet
Coppet in Switzerland
South façade of Coppet Castle
Coppet Castle Show map of Canton of Vaud Coppet Castle Show map of Switzerland
Coordinates	46°18′57″N 6°11′35″E
Type	Château
Site history
Built	14th century
Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance

Coppet Castle (French: Château de Coppet) is a château in the municipality of Coppet of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.^[1] It gave its name to the celebrated group of several dozen early 19th-century intellectuals from the whole of Europe, the so-called Coppet group, who met there (c. 1805 - 1816) under the aegis of Madame de Staël and made signal contributions to literature, philosophy and politics.

People born in Coppet Castle

• Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1661-1728), Prussian field marshal
• Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien (1665-1733), Prussian general and diplomat

See also

• List of castles in Switzerland
• Château
• Coppet group

References

1. "Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance". A-Objects. Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS). 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

External links

• Official site