Langeais Castle History of the site

Foulque Nerra's château Langeais in the 15th century Louis XI's château An historic marriage Jacques Siegfried and the rebirth of Langeais

Langeais in the 15th century; the Hundred Years War; construction of the new château;
a major event - the marriage of Anne of Brittany to France’s King Charles VIII

During the Hundred Years War, Langeais was the temporary lair of lawless armed bands. The future Charles VII * realised the danger that this posed and, when he came to the throne in 1422, he repossessed the domain. All its fortifications were then destroyed, except for the “Great Tower”. (* Charles VII was the “Dauphin” for whom Joan of Arc fought against the English.).