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The Château de Chantilly (pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃tiji]) is a historic French château located in the town of Chantilly, Oise, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Paris. The site comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château, built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency , and the Grand Château, which was destroyed during the ...
The lordship of Uzès was founded in the 11th century, at the beginning of feudalism, by Elzéart d'Uzès, 1st Lord of Uzès.The fortified town and its fortified castle were then built (then remodeled over time) on the site of the previous castrum, with its ramparts, its corner towers, its 42 -metre keep, built by Bermond I of Uzès in the 12th century, its lordly dwelling (with a 16th-century ...
If no article appears in either English or French Wikipedias, a link is given to an external website. The number in parentheses after the name of each department indicates the department number used for administrative purposes. The number of castles in France is estimated to be about 45,000, a bit more than 1 for France's 36,000 communities.
Chambord is no exception to this pattern. The layout is reminiscent of a typical castle with a keep, corner towers, and defended by a moat. [4] Built in Renaissance style, the internal layout is an early example of the French and Italian style of grouping rooms into self-contained suites, a departure from the medieval style of corridor rooms.
The Castle of Arginy (French: Château d'Arginy) is a medieval French castle. It was built in the mid-14th century. It is located in the commune of Charentay, in the Rhône department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is considered a partial historic monument by France. The castle is associated with Knights Templar legends.
Renaissance château, in form of medieval fortress. Château de Châteaurenard: Ruins Château de Châtillon-Coligny: Ruins Château du Hallier: Ruins Château de Meung-sur-Loire: 12-18th century Rebuilt Château de Sully-sur-Loire: 14-17th century Intact Département du Loiret: On site of earlier castle, seat of the ducs de Sully until 1962. [2]
They are called the "Clementine Castles" and include the new castle of Roquetaillade (le Château Neuf) built in 1306 by his nephew Gaillard de Lamothe. Its architecture is similar to those built by Master James of Saint George (Maître Jacques de Saint-Georges) at the same time in North Wales, including Conwy, Harlech, Caernarfon and Beaumaris.
The House of Montfort was a medieval French noble house that eventually found its way to the Kingdom of England and originated the famous Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. However, his father, Simon de Monfort the Elder, who led the French Crusaders during the Albigensian Crusade, is far more notorious in France and among military ...