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The chapel was commissioned in 1597 to Pierre Biard, one of the greatest sculptors and architects of the time, by Jean-Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Epernon, to house the tomb of his wife, Marguerite de Foix Candale, who died in 1593. The architecture of the whole, with its woodwork, the altar and … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"cartography.php","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[93],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFunerary chapel of the Dukes of Epernon - D\u00e9couvrir la Gironde<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The chapel was commissioned in 1597 to Pierre Biard, one of the greatest sculptors and architects of the time, by Jean-Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, Duke of Epernon, to house the tomb of his wife, Marguerite de Foix Candale, who died in 1593. 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