Discover the fortress Its great characters The history of the Royal Fortress of Chinon is associated with famous people. 18th century portrait of Charles VII by Sergent; printed in 1791 by Blin Denier with head, Chinon monetary workshop - Credit: CD 37 Mickaël Sellier Theobald the Cheat (around 910 - around 975) Fulk the Quarrelsome Fulk the Quarrelsome (1043 - 1109) Henry II Plantagenet Henry II Plantagenet (1133 - 1189) Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 - 1204) Philip Augustus (1165 - 1223) Templar Graffiti - Credit: Léonard de Serres Jacques de Molay (around 1243 - 1314) 18th century portrait of Charles VII by Sergent; printed in 1791 by Blin Charles VII (1403 - 1461) Histopad - Histovery Credit Mary of Anjou (1404 - 1463) Equestrian sculpture Joan of Arc - Credit: Léonard de Serres Joan of Arc (1412 - 1429) Portrait of Prosper Mérimée around 1850, by the painter Jacques-Simon Rochard - Credit: Carnavalet Museum History of Paris Prosper Mérimée (1803 - 1870)
Denier with head, Chinon monetary workshop - Credit: CD 37 Mickaël Sellier Theobald the Cheat (around 910 - around 975)
Portrait of Prosper Mérimée around 1850, by the painter Jacques-Simon Rochard - Credit: Carnavalet Museum History of Paris Prosper Mérimée (1803 - 1870)