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Château de Domfront, Domfront
Domfront›Orne›Normandy›Northern France›France
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Saint-Julien ChurchChâteau de DomfrontChurch of Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau
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About Château de Domfront
The ruins of Château de Domfront stand on a sandstone promontory 70 meters above the Varenne valley, marking what was once one of medieval France's most formidable fortresses. Built around 1010 by Guillaume de Bellême, the castle was reconstructed in stone by Henri I Beauclerc (later King Henry I of England) after 1092. The fortress served as a Plantagenet royal residence in the 12th century, hosting Eleanor of Aquitaine who gave birth to her daughter Eleanor here in 1161.
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Eleanor of England, born at Domfront Castle in 1161, became Queen of Castile and mother of Blanche of Castile. Through this lineage, the castle is connected to King Louis IX (Saint Louis) of France, making it part of the ancestral heritage of French royalty.
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