Château des ducs de Bretagne (Nantes)

The history

The moated castle of the Dukes of Brittany in Nantes, where the 1598 Edict of Nantes granting religious tolerance was signed — now the city's history museum.

In brief

The Château des ducs de Bretagne is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique département of France; it served as the centre of the historical province of Brittany until its separation in 1956. It is located on the right bank of the Loire, which formerly fed its ditches. It was the residence of the Dukes of Brittany between the 13th and 16th centuries, subsequently becoming the Breton residence of the French Monarchy.

Then & now

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