Château de Talmont is a medieval castle in the Talmont-Saint-Hilaire commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France.
| Château de Talmont | |
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| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, France | |
 Château de Talmont | |
  Château de Talmont | |
| Coordinates | 46°28′05″N 1°37′01″W / 46.4681°N 1.6169°W |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Materials | Stone |
History
editThe Château de Talmont was founded by the Count of Poitou in the 10th century and the first documentary records appear between 1040 and 1046.[1] In 1138 the castle was held by Joscelin de Lezay, who was attacked by Louis VII; despite being considered invulnerable because it could be resupplied from the sea, the castle was burnt by the king.[2] Talmont passed on to the Mauléons by the 1140s, but in 1182 Richard I of England became the lord of Talmont; he remained in control of the castle until his death in 1199, when it was returned to the Mauléon family.[3]
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editBibliography
edit- Baudry, Marie-Pierre (2001). Les Fortifications des Planagenêts en Poitou, 1154-1242. Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. ISBN 2-7355-0448-4.