Château de Saint-Lô
| Château de Saint-Lô | |
|---|---|
| Saint-Lô, Normandy, France | |
  Château de Saint-Lô | |
| Coordinates | 49°07′N 1°05′W / 49.12°N 1.09°W |
Château de Saint-Lô was a castle in Saint-Lô, Normandy, France.
History[edit]
Charlemagne built a fortified place at Saint-Lô in response to the incursions of the Vikings. [1]
The bishops of Coustances, Robert I or Geoffrey de Montbray, built a stone castle at Saint-Lô in the 11th century.
During 1141, Saint-Lô surrendered to Geoffroy Plantagenet, count of Anjou, after three days of siege. John of England lost the Duchy of Normandy following their recapture by the French Crown in 1204. Saint-Lo surrendered to Philip II of France.
Saint-Lô was captured by the English on 22 July 1346 during the Crécy campaign by Edward III of England.[2] It was recaptured by the French in 1378 by Charles VI of France but it was again lost to the English on 12 March 1418, under Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. [1] The French regained Saint-Lô on 12 September 1449.
Saint-Lô successfully withstood and repelled an attack in 1467, by Francis II, Duke of Brittany.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Palgrave & Palgrave 2013, p. 426.
- ^ Sumption 1990, p. 901.
References[edit]
- Palgrave, Francis, Sir; Palgrave, Robert Harry Inglis (2013). The collected historical works of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H. The history of Normandy and of England. Vol. 3. Cambridge. ISBN 978-1-107-62631-7. OCLC 859182019.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Sumption, Jonathan (1990). Trial by Battle. The Hundred Years' War. Vol. I. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0571200955.