The Castle of Angers

In the 9th century, the Norsemen invaded the county of Anjou driving many of the people of Angers out of their own city. Charles the Bald later drove out the Norsemen. At this same time there was a relocation of power because of property exchanges between the count and bishop of Anjou. As a result, much of the significant property of Angers was on the southwest corner on the Maine, so the castle was conveniently moved here.

In the 10th and 11th centuries, Angers was under

Like the Fulks before him, Geoffrey Plantagenet did not have much of an effect on the castle. However, he did give the castle a Romanesque doorway. In 1128 Geoffrey married the widow of Henry the fifth, Queen Matilda of England, who in 1134 gave birth to Henry Plantagenet. In 1132 the main building of the castle, the Great Hall also known as Aula, was burned down. It was restored later on in the 1130’s and continued to be a place of business for the rulers of Anjou.

In 1356, King John the Good, who was controlling Anjou at the time, gave it to his son Philip. This was now the 4th house of Anjou, and although many other French castles were being built or completely changed at that time, the fourth house of Anjou merely restored and updated the existing buildings. In 1384, right after the Castle of Saumur was built, there were significant changes to the Castle of Angers. Louis the 2nd, who now had power in Angers, and his wife Yolande of Arafon refitted or rebuilt all of the buildings of the castle.

rule by a line of magnates with the name of “Fulk.” The first count to make this southwest corner his location was Fulk the Red also known as Fulk, or Geoffrey. Among the most famous of the Fulks was Fulk Nerra the Black, who lived from 987-1040 A.D. Fulk Nerra was a great warrior and during much of his reign was in battle with the house of Blois. As a result of his abilities in battle the property of Anjou was greatly increased. After Fulk Nerra came Fulk the 4th, nicknamed “Rechin”, who lived from 1043 to 1109. He was also known as “the rude” and “the quarrelsome” due to his demeanor. Fulk Rechin had little or no effect on the castle, although he remained at the same location as his ancestors. Fulk the 5th was the next Count of A

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