Josselin Castle

This article is about the medieval castle in Brittany, France. For the house in Omaha, USA, see Joslyn Castle.
Josselin Castle and the River Oust

Josselin Castle (French: Château de Josselin, Breton: Kastell Josilin, Latin: Castellum Joscelini) is a medieval castle at Josselin, in the Morbihan department of Brittany, France, first built in 1008 by Guéthénoc, viscount of Porhoët. The town and castle were named after Guéthénoc's son, Goscelinus, and rebuilt at various times since. The current castle was built by Olivier V de Clisson after 1370. He had acquired the land as part of the dowry on his marriage to Margaret of Rohan.[1] It has been designated as a monument historique since 1928.[2]

  1. ^ Katharine Sarah Macquoid (1877). Through Brittany. Chatto and Windus. p. 125.
  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)