Langeais has a church of the 11th, 12th and 15th centuries, but is chiefly interesting for the possession of a large chateau built soon after the middle of the 15th century by Jean Bourr, minister of Louis XI. Here the marriage of Charles VIII and Anne of Brittany took place in 1491. In the park are the ruins of a keep of late 10th century architecture, built by Fulk Nerra, count of Anjou. The Chateau de Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France was originally built as a fortress in the 10th century by Foulques Nerra on a promontory created by the small valley of the Roumer River at the opening to the Val de Loire. ... Louis XI Louis XI the Prudent (French: Louis XI le Prudent) (July 3, 1423 - August 30, 1483), also informally nicknamed luniverselle aragne (old French for universal spider), was a King of France (1461 - 1483). ... The name Charles VIII is used to refer to numerous persons in history: Kings: Charles VIII of France, reigned 1483-1498 Charles VIII of Sweden, reigned 1448-1470 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Court of the Ladies of Queen Anne of Brittany, Miniature representing this lady weeping on account of the absence of her husband during the Italian war. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... Anjou is a former county (c. ...
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Finally, in 1044, along with the rest of Touraine, it fell into the hands of the Plantagenets and then of their descendants who were the Kings of England.
It was not until 1206 that Langeais became part of the French realm, after the victories of Philippe Auguste (King Philippe II) over England’s King John.
During the Hundred Years War, Langeais was the temporary lair of lawless armed bands.
This afternoon Langeais and Azay-le-Rideau are beckoning us, although we were tempted to stop for a nearer view of the strange Pile de Cinq Mars, which is, we are told, an unsolved architectural puzzle.
At a first glance we were as much interested in the little gray town of Langeais, which is charmingly situated on the right bank of the Loire, as in the château itself, whose façade is gloomy and austere, a true mediaeval fortress, "with moat, drawbridge, and portcullis still in working order," as Walter expresses it.
The bride, accompanied by a distinguished suite, is described, as she arrived at the château upon her palfrey, wearing a rich travelling costume of cloth and velvet, trimmed with one hundred and thirty-nine sable skins.
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