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==History== [[Image:Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry septembre.jpg|thumb|left|Château de Saumur as pictured in [[Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry]]]] In 1203, [[Philip II of France]] made Saumur part of his [[Crown lands of France|royal domain]], and seized the castle. He [[Buttress|buttressed]] the castle for further security. The castle became an official royal residence shortly thereafter, and [[Louis IX of France|Louis IX]], the resident in 1227, built upon the fortress.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Litoux |first=Emmanuel |title=Le château de Saumur |date=2017 |publisher=la Geste angevine |isbn=978-2-36746-709-2 |series=Je découvre |location=La Crèche |pages=8}}</ref> In the 1360s, [[Louis I of Anjou]] would later replace the round towers of the castle with octangonal towers, which still exist in the château's current form. The page for September in the [[Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry]] depicts the Château as it looked in 1410. It states that [[René of Anjou]] lived there until his death in 1480. The castle changed hands several times until 1589 when the Protestant [[Henry IV of France|King Henry IV (of France and Navarre)]] gave the castle to [[Philippe de Mornay|Duplessis-Mornay]]. In 1621 the castle was converted into an army barracks. Nearly two centuries later it was converted into a state prison under [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. In the first part of the 20th century, the city of Saumur acquired the castle and began a restoration program to house the museum of the decorative arts. In line with the Saumur area's equestrian tradition and its famous "[[Cadre Noir]]", the castle also serves as a Museum of the Horse. The castle has a dungeon and watchtower, and houses the ''Musée de la Figurine-Jouet'', a collection of very old toys and [[figurine]]s of soldiers, kings of France, and clowns. [[File:Château de Saumur 2008 PD 14.JPG|thumb|250px]] The Château de Saumur has been listed as a ''[[monument historique]]'' by the [[French Ministry of Culture]] since 1862.<ref>{{Base Mérimée|PA00109307|Château de Saumur}}</ref> In 1906, the town purchased the castle from the state government, and turned it into a museum. The castle suffered damages during WWII shelling, and was restored by 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great Castles - Château de Saumur |url=https://great-castles.com/saumur.html |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=great-castles.com}}</ref> On 22 April 2001, part of the northern rampart collapsed and damaged the area below. The basement below the castle was stabilized during rebuilding, and the rampart's reconstruction was completed in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History de la Château de Saumur |url=https://www.chateau-saumur.fr/en/discover/history |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.chateau-saumur.fr}}</ref>
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