France · 11th century
Josselin Castle (French: Château de Josselin, Breton: Kastell Josilin, Latin: Castellum Joscelini) is a medieval castle at Josselin, in the Morbihan department of Brittany, France, first built in 1008 by Guéthénoc, viscount of Porhoët. The town and castle were named after Guéthénoc's son, Goscelinus, and rebuilt at various times since. The current castle was built by Olivier V de Clisson after 1370. He had acquired the land as part of the dowry on his marriage to Margaret of Rohan. It has been designated as a monument historique since 1928.
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Josselin Castle ranks #1,244 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #98 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1008, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,637 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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