Château de Lavardin

The Château de Lavardin is a ruined castle in the village and commune of Lavardin in the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The property of the commune, it has been classified since 1945 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

The remains of the Château de Lavardin stand on a rocky promontory, above the village and the Loir. Built starting from the beginning of the 11th century by the first lords of Lavardin, the castle was sold to the count of Vendôme around 1130, becoming his principal fortress at the end of the 12th century. Completely altered in the 14th and 15th centuries, it was taken by the members of the Catholic League in 1589, then dismantled the following year on the orders of Henri IV, duke of Vendôme and king of France.

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Château de Lavardin ranks #3521 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #272 of the 351 mapped in Francia. Fundado en ca. 1025, más antiguo que el 93% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 186 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XI. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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