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Château De Vaujours
The Château de Vaujours is a ruined castle from the 12th and 15th centuries, located in the Communes of France, commune of Château-la-Vallière in the Indre-et-Loire ''Departments of France, département'' of central France. It was part of the ''seigneurie'' (Manorialism, manor) of Chasteaux-en-Anjou, the future Château-la-Vallière. Location The castle is located 3 kilometres south of Château-la-Vallière. It stands on the eastern border of the ancient Haut-Anjou, part of the former province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou. History The fiefdom of Vaujours was a dependency of the ''sénéchaussée'' (bailiwick) of Baugé and the diocese of Angers. Hugues I d'Alluye, living in 978, is the earliest known lord. The castle of the barons of Chasteaux was built to defend the territory of Anjou. Construction of the castle can be attributed to Hugues VI d'Alluye or to Rotron of Montfort, around 1250. During the Hundred Years War, the fortress was never taken by the English. A majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
