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Château de Montpensier

Coordinates: 46°02′06″N 3°13′05″E / 46.035°N 3.218°E / 46.035; 3.218
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The Château de Montpensier is a former castle in the commune of Montpensier in the Puy-de-Dôme département of France.

History

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From the 11th century, Château de Montpensier was known as the fortress of Mons Pancherii (literally, Mont de la Panse, by reason of the shape of its motte). On 8 November 1226, King Louis VIII died there following a violent fever during his return from the Albigensian Crusade.

During the Hundred Years' War, the castle was still a strategic site that necessitated it being taken tower by tower by the English. Cardinal Richelieu ordered the destruction of the castle in 1633.

See also

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Sources

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  • Chronique de Guillaume de Nangis/Règne de Louis VIII (Édition J.-L.-J. Brière, Paris, 1825)
  • Louis Bréhier: L'Auvergne (1912)
  • Orientation table at the butte de Montpensier.

46°02′06″N 3°13′05″E / 46.035°N 3.218°E / 46.035; 3.218