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Château de Lusignan
🇫🇷 France · 10th century
The Château de Lusignan (in Lusignan, Vienne département, France), of which hardly any traces remain, was the ancestral seat of the House of Lusignan, Poitevin marcher lords, who distinguished themselves in the First Crusade and became the royal family of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Kingdom of Cyprus and the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Built in the 10th century, it reached its peak four centuries later, decayed and was finally dismantled in the 18th century.
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Château de Lusignan ranks #1,824 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #139 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded c. 950, it is older than 93% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 129 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,071 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Lusignan?
Château de Lusignan stands in France, at 46.43722°, 0.12778°.
When was Château de Lusignan built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 950. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Lusignan?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,824 of 7,738 worldwide, and #139 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Château de Lusignan?
Château d'Oiron, about 59 km away.
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