Appendix: Saumur |
The 10th-century Château de Saumur, in the region called the Vendée, belonged in 1026 to our Angevin ancestor, Foulques Nerra, who passed it along to the Plantagenets.
Castle and community boast of two relatively recent Battles of Saumur: each, depending on your political leanings, can be seen as a signal patriotic event.
1Gough, Hugh (December 1987). "Review: Genocide and the Bicentenary: The French Revolution and the Revenge of the Vendee Review: Genocide and the Bicentenary: The French Revolution and the Revenge of the Vendee". The Historical Journal 30 (4). 2Secher, Reynald (1986). Le genocide franco-francais: La Vendee-Venge. Presses universitaires de France. |
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