Château de Chinon

E161048
castle historic monument medieval fortress

The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Château de Chinon canonical 5
Chinon Castle 2
French royal court at Chinon 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Charles VII of France ⓘ
Joan of Arc ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form: Plantagenet dynasty
builder Count of Blois ⓘ
surface form: Counts of Blois
builtOnSiteOf earlier fortifications ⓘ
country France ⓘ
countrySubdivision Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ
surface form: Region Centre-Val de Loire
currentUse cultural site ⓘ
deathDateAtSite 1189 ⓘ
deathPlaceOf Henry II of England ⓘ
event Joan of Arc ⓘ
surface form: Joan of Arc met Charles VII at Chinon
eventDate 1429 meeting of Joan of Arc and Charles VII ⓘ
functionInMiddleAges royal fortress ⓘ
strategic stronghold ⓘ
hasEarliestFortificationDate 10th century ⓘ
hasExhibition Joan of Arc exhibition ⓘ
Plantagenet history exhibition ⓘ
hasPart Fort Saint-Georges ⓘ
Fort du Coudray ⓘ
Fort du Milieu ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ
gatehouses ⓘ
moats ⓘ
royal lodgings ⓘ
towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart 1840 ⓘ
laterControlledBy Counts of Anjou ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form: Plantagenet kings of England
locatedIn Chinon ⓘ
locatedInDepartment Indre-et-Loire ⓘ
locatedInRegion Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ
locatedInValley Loire Valley ⓘ
locatedInWineRegion Touraine ⓘ
locatedOn rocky spur ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Vienne River ⓘ
managedBy Indre-et-Loire department ⓘ
surface form: Conseil départemental d’Indre-et-Loire
materialUsed tuffeau limestone ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
overlooks town of Chinon ⓘ
ownedBy France ⓘ
surface form: French state
residenceOf Henry II of England ⓘ
significantExpansionDate 12th century ⓘ
strategicRole controlled routes along the Vienne and Loire rivers ⓘ
usedAs museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Touraine → containsChâteau → Château de Chinon ⓘ
Henry II of England → deathPlace → Château de Chinon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chinon Castle
The Lion in Winter → settingPlace → Château de Chinon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chinon Castle
Loire Valley châteaux → contains → Château de Chinon ⓘ
Indre-et-Loire department → contains → Château de Chinon ⓘ
subject surface form: Indre-et-Loire
Garden of France → contains → Château de Chinon ⓘ
Indre-et-Loire → containsLandmark → Château de Chinon ⓘ
Agnès Sorel → associatedWith → Château de Chinon ⓘ
this entity surface form: French royal court at Chinon
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire → hasMainGate → Château de Chinon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Porte de Chinon