Château de Lavardin

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The Château de Lavardin is a former castle, dating back to the 11th century, today ruined, whose remains stand on the French municipality of Lavardin in the department of Loir-et-Cher, in the region Centre-Val de Loire. Built from the beginning of the 11th century by the first lords of Lavardin, the castle was sold to the Count of Vendôme around 1130, of which it became the main fortress from the end of the 12th century. Completely redesigned at the end of the 14th and during the 15th century, he was abducted from the Leagues in 1590, then dismantled the following year by order of Henri IV, Duke of Vendôme and King of France. The remains of the castle are classified as historical monuments by order of 21 November 1945.