Europe, France, Indre et Loire, Amboise

Europe, France, Indre et Loire, Loches

Europe, France, Indre et Loire, Loches, Royal Lodge

Joan of Arc and Charles VII meet at Loches

On 11 May 1429 following her success at Orléans Joan of Arc (age 17) met Charles "Victorious" VII King France (age 26) at the Royal Lodge at Loches where she persuaded him to be crowned at Reims Cathedral.

Europe, France, Indre et Loire, Monts

Europe, France, Indre et Loire, Monts, Château de Candé

On 03 Jun 1937 King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 42) and Wallis Warfield aka Simpson Duchess of Windsor (age 40) were married at the Château de Candé. No member of his family attended. He the son of George V King United Kingdom and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 70).