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Château de Talmont

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Château de Talmont
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, France
Château de Talmont
Château de Talmont is located in France
Château de Talmont
Château de Talmont
Coordinates46°28′05″N 1°37′01″W / 46.4681°N 1.6169°W / 46.4681; -1.6169
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Château de Talmont is a medieval castle in the Talmont-Saint-Hilaire commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France.

History

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The Château de Talmont was founded by the Count of Poitou in the 10th century and the first documentary records appear between 1040 and 1046.[1] In 1138 the castle was held by Joscelin de Lezay, who was attacked by Louis VII; despite being considered invulnerable because it could be resupplied from the sea, the castle was burnt by the king.[2] Talmont passed on to the Mauléons by the 1140s, but in 1182 Richard I of England became the lord of Talmont; he remained in control of the castle until his death in 1199, when it was returned to the Mauléon family.[3]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Baudry, p.249.
  2. ^ Baudry, pp.249-250.
  3. ^ Baudry, p.250.

Bibliography

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  • Baudry, Marie-Pierre (2001). Les Fortifications des Planagenêts en Poitou, 1154-1242. Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. ISBN 2-7355-0448-4.