Château Gaillard, Normandy

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Château Gaillard in Normandy is a formidable medieval fortress overlooking the Seine, historically significant as a royal stronghold and later a place of imprisonment and exile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
medieval castle
ruin
architecturalStyle concentric castle
besiegedBy Philip II of France
builder Richard I of England
Richard the Lionheart
builtInTimeOf Anglo-French wars of the late 12th century
capturedBy Philip II of France
capturedInYear 1204
constructionEnd 1198
constructionStart 1196
country France
currentCondition ruined
declinePeriod 15th century
department Eure
elevation above the Seine River
feature curtain walls
deep ditches
flanking towers
inner bailey
keep
middle bailey
outer bailey
formerOwner Dukes of Normandy
linked to: Duke of Normandy

Kings of England
linked to: King of England
heritageDesignationYear 1862
heritageStatus Monument historique of France
historicalEvent Siege of Château Gaillard (1203–1204)
laterOwner Kings of France
locatedIn France
Normandy
locatedNear Grand Andely
Petit Andely
location Les Andelys
managedBy Centre des monuments nationaux
French state
linked to: France
material limestone
notablePrisoner Blanche of Burgundy
Margaret of Burgundy
openToPublic yes
orderedDemolitionBy Henry IV of France
overlooks River Seine
Seine valley
linked to: Seine Valley
partiallyDemolishedInCentury 17th century
purpose control access along the Seine to Rouen
defend the Duchy of Normandy
situatedOn chalk cliff
touristAttraction yes
usedAs place of exile
royal fortress
state prison

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David II of Scotland exileLocation Château Gaillard, Normandy
Les Andelys hasPart Château Gaillard
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Les Andelys knownFor Château Gaillard
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Les Andelys hasLandmark Château Gaillard
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Siege of Château Gaillard location Château Gaillard
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Marguerite de Bourgogne deathPlace Château Gaillard
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Marguerite de Bourgogne imprisonedAt Château Gaillard
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Eure contains Château-Gaillard
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Margaret of Burgundy deathPlace Château Gaillard
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Margaret of Burgundy imprisonedAt Château Gaillard
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Les Andelys, Normandy, Kingdom of France knownFor medieval fortress Château Gaillard
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Les Andelys, Normandy, Kingdom of France hasFortress Château Gaillard
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Les Andelys, Normandy, Kingdom of France near Château Gaillard
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Les Andelys, Normandy, Kingdom of France hasLandmark Château Gaillard
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Les Andelys, Normandy, Kingdom of France hasDefensiveStructure Château Gaillard outer works
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