Château de Saumur - Saumur Castle by Kordouane

Photography • Historical • posted on Sep 09, 2019

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Possession des comtes d’Anjou puis des Plantagenêts, il est transformé en forteresse royale au début du XIIIème siècle à l’époque du roi saint Louis. Pendant la seconde moitié du XIVème siècle, le duc Louis Ier d’Anjou (frère du roi Charles V) le transforme en château-palais fastueux. La miniature le représentant dans les fameuses « Très riches heures du duc de Berry » nous en donne une image précise. Le roi René, dernier duc d’Anjou, y réside périodiquement. Après sa mort en 1480 le château revient au domaine royal. Owned by the Counts of Anjou and then the Plantagenets, it was transformed into a royal fortress at the beginning of the 13th century during the time of King Saint Louis. During the second half of the 14th century, the Duke Louis I of Anjou (brother of King Charles V) transformed it into a sumptuous castle-palace. The miniature depicting him in the famous "Très riches heures du duc de Berry" gives us a precise picture. King René, the last Duke of Anjou, resides there periodically. After his death in 1480 the castle returned to the royal estate.