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The Château de Châlus-Chabrol ( Occitan Limousin : ''Chasteu de Chasluç-Chabròl'') is a castle in the ''
File:Château de Châlus en 1460.jpg, The castle in 1460
File:Châlus château (1).JPG, General view
File:Gisant en mémoire de Richard Coeur de Lion à Châlus.jpg, Memorial to King
The Château de Châlus-Chabrol ( Occitan Limousin : ''Chasteu de Chasluç-Chabròl'') is a castle in the ''commune
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'' of Châlus in the ''département
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'' of Haute-Vienne, France
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.
The castle dominates the town of Châlus. It consists today of an isolated circular keep (12th century) and a residential building constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries, enlarged in the 17th century.
The castle protected the southern approach to Limoges and the north–south route between Paris
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and Spain
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, i ...
, as well as the ancient east–west route linking the Mediterranean
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and the Atlantic
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.
It is most famous for the death of King Richard the Lionheart
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overl ...
, who died there while besieging the castle in 1199 from a crossbow bolt fired, according to legend, by one of the defenders called Bertrand de Gourdon. His entrails are buried in the castle chapel. Flori, Jean (1999), ''Richard Coeur de Lion: le roi-chevalier'' p. 235 , Paris: Biographie Payot,
The castle's owners included Charlotte of Albret and Louise Borgia
Louise Borgia (17 May 1500 – 1553) was a French noblewoman. She was the daughter of Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois, who died when she was almost seven years old. She was also Dame de Chalus, a title she inherited from her mother Charlot ...
, respectively wife and daughter of Cesare Borgia.
Château de Chalus-Chabrol has been listed as a '' monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture
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since 1925.
Richard I of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overl ...
See also
*List of castles in France
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;Notes:
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chalus-chabrol, chateau de Ruined castles in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Buildings and structures in Haute-Vienne Monuments historiques of Nouvelle-Aquitaine