 On Catherine's death, in January 1589, the château went to her daughter-in-law, Louise of Lorraine, wife of King Henry III.Louise was at Chenonceau when she learned of her husband's assassination, in August 1589, and she fell into a state of depression.Louise spent the next 11 years, until her death in January 1601, wandering aimlessly along the château's corridors dressed in mourning clothes, amidst somber black tapestries stitched with skulls and crossbones.