Château de Chinon

Local nameForteresse Royale de Chinon
LocationChinon, France

Château de Chinon is a castle located on the bank of the river Vienne in Chinon, France. It was founded by Theobald I, Count of Blois. In the 11th century the castle became the property of the counts of Anjou. In 1156 Henry II of England, a member of the House of Anjou, took the castle from his brother Geoffrey, Count of Nantes, after Geoffrey rebelled for a second time. Henry favoured the Château de Chinon as a residence. Most of the standing structure can be attributed to his reign; he died there in 1189.

Early in the 13th century, King Philip II of France harassed the English lands in France, and in 1205 he captured Chinon after a siege that lasted several months. Thereafter, the castle remained under French control. When King Philip IV accused the Knights Templar of heresy during the first decade of the 14th century, several leading members of the order were imprisoned there.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Chinon

Official Website http://forteressechinon.fr/

Link https://twitter.com/forteresschinon

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/forteressechinon/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/forteressedechinon/

Email forteressechinon@departement-touraine.fr

Phone +33 2 47 93 13 45

Address Chinon 37500, France

Coordinates 47°10'5.338" N 0°14'9.489" E

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