Château de Montpensier
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The Château de Montpensier is a former castle in the commune of Montpensier in the Puy-de-Dôme département of France.
History[edit]
From the 11th century, Château de Montpensier was known as the fortress of Mons Pancherii (literally, Mont de la Panse, by reason of the shape of its motte). On 8 November 1226, King Louis VIII died there following a violent fever during his return from the Albigensian Crusade.
During the Hundred Years' War, the castle was still a strategic site that necessitated it being taken tower by tower by the English. Cardinal Richelieu ordered the destruction of the castle in 1633.
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Chronique de Guillaume de Nangis/Règne de Louis VIII (Édition J.-L.-J. Brière, Paris, 1825)
- Louis Bréhier: L'Auvergne (1912)
- Orientation table at the butte de Montpensier.
46°02′06″N 3°13′05″E / 46.035°N 3.218°E
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