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  3. Pays-de-la-Loire
  4. Loire-Atlantique
  5. 44270 Machecoul

  6. Château de Gilles de Rais

Château de Gilles de Rais en Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique

Château de Gilles de Rais

    12 Boulevard du Château
    44270 Machecoul
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Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XIIIe siècle
Initial construction
1440
Arrest of Gilles de Rais
1580–1600
New ramparts
1792
Revolutionary fire
1804
Sale to the city
2004
Historical classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Gilles de Rais - Lord of Retz Lived there and was arrested.
Jean Labbé - Captain duke Arrested Gilles de Rais.
Henri de Gondi - Duke of Retz Born in the castle.
Pierre de Gondi - Lord of Machecoul Lived there and died.
Paule-Marguerite de Gondi - Last heir Born and died there.
Alexandre de Brie-Serrant - Last Lord Expropriated in 1804.

Origin and history

Gilles de Rais Castle is a monument located in Machecoul, in the Pays de la Loire region. Although its exact construction period is not specified in the available sources, it is mainly known for its association with Gilles de Rais, a major historical figure. Medieval castles such as Machecoul played a central role in local life.

They served as seigneurial residences, defence sites and symbols of power. In regions such as the Pays de la Loire, these buildings were often at the heart of economic and social activities, reflecting the feudal organization of the time.

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