Langeais
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Langeais is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Les Essards was merged into Langeais.
Château de Langeais
The castle garden
The town seen from the castle
Charles VIII of France
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Charles VIII, called the Affable, was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his father Louis XI at the age of 13. His elder sister Anne acted as regent jointly with her husband P
Langeais
…interesting for its large and historic château built soon after the middle of the 15th century by Jean Bourré, 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 (Black Hawk in old…
16th-century portrait
Marriage to Anne of Brittany at the Château de Langeais.
French troops under Charles VIII entering Florence, 17 November 1494, by Francesco Granacci
Monument to the children of Charles VIII, Tours Cathedral