The castles of Anne of Brittany
8 châteaux listed
8 places where Duchess Anne married, stayed or died, with admission prices and opening seasons.
In Nantes, the castle of the Dukes of Brittany is the 15th-century ducal residence that became a royal fortress once the duchy joined France. The union of Brittany with the kingdom was sealed there in 1532.
The attachment had been sealed by a marriage at the château of Langeais in Touraine, where Anne of Brittany married Charles VIII in 1491. Two years later, in 1493, the couple stayed at Courcelles-le-Roi in the Loiret. In 1495 the queen stayed at Segange in the Allier. At Romorantin she was received by Louise of Savoy, mother of the future Francis I.
She died at the château of Blois, the favourite royal residence of the Renaissance. In Brittany, one of the medieval towers of Brest castle bears her name, and the château of Kéralio at Plouguiel was built for one of her officers and fortified with ducal permission from 1497.
Each link comes from the French Ministry of Culture’s Mérimée records or from our own château pages. For every place: what ties it to her, the adult admission price where we know it, and the opening season.
The places, one by one
From the best known to the most discreet. Prices are for one adult; the season comes from the opening periods each place publishes.
Château des ducs de Bretagne
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique
The residence of the Dukes of Brittany; the duchy’s union with France was sealed here in 1532.
Adult admission: €9Open all year
Hours to be confirmed
Château de Langeais (Langeais Castle)
Langeais, Indre-et-Loire
Where Anne of Brittany married Charles VIII in 1491.
Adult admission: €12Open June to April
Château de Brest (Brest Castle)
Brest, Finistère
One of the keep’s two medieval towers is called the Duchess Anne Tower.
Season not published
Château de Romorantin (Romorantin Castle)
Romorantin-Lanthenay, Loir-et-Cher
Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I, received Anne of Brittany here.
Season not published
Château de Courcelles-le-Roi
Courcelles-le-Roi, Loiret
Charles VIII stayed here with Anne of Brittany in 1493.
Season not published
Hours to be confirmed
Château de Segange (Segange Castle)
Avermes, Allier
Queen Anne of Brittany stayed here in 1495.
Season not published
Château de Kéralio (Kéralio Castle)
Plouguiel, Côtes-d'Armor
Built for Roland Scliczon, seneschal in Duchess Anne’s service, fortified from 1497.
Season not published
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Frequently asked questions
- In which château did Anne of Brittany marry?
- At Langeais, in the Indre-et-Loire, where she married Charles VIII in 1491. The marriage sealed the attachment of Brittany to the French crown.
- Anne of Brittany castles: which ones are open all year?
- 1 are listed as open all year: Château des ducs de Bretagne. The others open in season, and winter hours are often shorter.