Château de Reuilly

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Origin and history

The Château de Reuilly was a former Merovingian royal residence, located in the village of Reuilly, now part of the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Built mainly of wood, it served as both a farm (granges, silos, dovecotes) and a luxurious dwelling, decorated with frescoes and carpets. No physical traces remain because of its perishable construction.

According to medieval sources, this castle was one of the residences of Dagobert I in the 7th century. In 629 he repudiated his wife Gomatrude, invoking his infertility. A 637 document mentions Ruilliacum, but its authenticity and its link with this Parisian site (rather than with Reuilly in Indre) remain discussed. Dagobert also owned other residences in Île-de-France, such as in Clichy or Epinay-sur-Seine.

After the seventh century, the castle was abandoned by the Merovingian kings. He passed to the Templars in the 13th century, then to the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem, before returning to the French crown. In 1359 King John II even planned to yield it to Patriarch Humbert of Alexandria. Its current location corresponds to Nos. 9 to 21 of Rue Érard, in the Reuilly district.

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