What French castle inspired Sleeping Beauty?

In 1697, he published a collection of fairy tales pulled from French oral folklore, which was in vogue among intellectuals of the age. Legend has it that he was inspired by the Chateau d'Ussé, where he stayed as a guest, to write Sleeping Beauty.



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