Château de Chillon

Château de Chillon

The Chillon Castle (Château de Chillon) is located on the shore of Lake Geneva near Montreux, Switzerland. The castle consists of 25 independent buildings that were gradually connected and now form a single whole. Photo by Scott Jenson (scott@jenson. ... Photo by Scott Jenson (scott@jenson. ... Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, Le Léman or Lac de Genève is the second largest freshwater lake in central Europe (after Lake Balaton), divided between France (Haute-Savoie) and Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais). ... Montreux is a resort town in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on Lake Geneva with a population of 22,897. ... The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ...

It now hosts a museum with some historical objects preserved.

It was made famous by Lord Byron, who wrote the poem The Prisoner Of Chillon (1816) about François de Bonivard, a Genevois monk and politician who was imprisoned there from 1530 to 1536. Lord Byron, English poet George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824) was the most widely read English language poet of his day. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wikisource. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Annecy is a town in the Haute-Savoie region of eastern France, on the shores of lac dAnnecy, 22 miles south of Geneva. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... // Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

The oldest parts of the castle have not been definatively dated, but the first written record of the castle is in 1160. From the mid 12th century, the castle was home to the Counts of Savoy, and it was greatly expanded in the 13th century by Pietro II. Events Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The House of Savoy was a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region between Piedmont, Italy, France and French-speaking Switzerland. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Peter II of Savoy (1203 - 1268) was Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death, and built the Savoy Palace in London. ...

External links

• Official site
• Castle's history
• The Prisoner of Chillon Warning: PDF

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