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The Château de Vizille is a castle in the French town of Vizille near Grenoble. It is one of the most prestigious and important castles of the Dauphiné Region. Traditionally since the 14th century the Dauphiné was the homeland of the inheritor of the French throne. Today the Château de Vizille houses the Musée de la Révolution française de Vizille.HistoryThe former castle was held during the French Wars of Religion by the Catholics. With the peace settlement in 1593, the property was bought by the leader of the Protestant Army, François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières.From 1604 till 1619 the Duke, who became Pair of France and the last Connetable in French History had his castle built to highlight his important role in the French court. The castle is surrounded by a wall of seven kilometers in length.The Château in the French RevolutionIn 1780 the Duke of Villeroy, Gabriel Louis de Neufville, sold the Chateau de Vizille and areas around it to Claude Perier for approximately 1,0254,000 livres. About a decade later, Claude had over 400 workers at the Château creating printed cotton. This building would end up playing an important role in the beginning of the French Revolution.May 1788 King Louis XVI decided to set a boundary on the amount of power of the Parliament of Dauphiné. The Parliament openly expressed how dissatisfied they were with this decision and on June 7, 1788 they were not allowed to meet together. In return, the Parliament threw the stones of roofs onto the King's Guard. This event is known as "Tile Day" or "Day of the Tiles" in Grenoble.