Coppet Castle

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]

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

Château de Coppet in 1905

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