Touraine

Robertin Land

In the 9th century, Touraine, together with its neighboring territories, was allocated by Charles II to the management of Robert the Strong , ancestor of the Capetians . After staying in the lands of Hugo, Abbata again returned to the possession of the Robertins .

Land of the Counts of Anjou and Blois

Further, the lands of Touraine as a Viscounty were allocated by the Robertins to their vassals: the first Angevin dynasty of the Ingelgerings , then the counts de Blois . Since 941, Touraine formed a special county ^[1] , the subject of rivalries between the counts of Anjou and Blois, who in the 10th century became virtually independent feudal lords and powerful rivals of the new Capetian dynasty in central France. Most of Touraine and the count's title ultimately remained owned by the Counts de Blois.

Thibault III, Count of Blois , having received the count crown in 1037, refused to take a vassal oath to the King of France, Henry I, and rebelled against him. In response, he, as the supreme overlord , handed Touraine in 1040 ^{[1] to the} Earl of Anjou . The war ended with the victory of Geoffrey II Martel , Count of Anjou, and his occupation of the Tour in 1044.

Plantagenet Land

In 1060, Touraine, along with Anjou, crossed the female line of the Count of Gatineau , who later received the name Plantagenet and became kings of England, dukes of Normandy and Aquitaine.

Land of the French Crown

In 1204, Philip II Augustus added Touraine, among other possessions of the English king, to the lands of the French crown. In 1360, Touraine was elevated to the duchy and was repeatedly surrendered to the French princes in flax possession as an upsurge . In 1584, after the death of Francis of Alansons , brother of Henry III , finally attached to the French crown.

Touraine for its extraordinary fertility was called the garden of France.

It is widely believed that the language of the inhabitants of Touraine is the most “pure” in France ^[2] . His story probably dates back to the first French grammars written for foreigners, as well as guidebooks that recommended visiting Tours , Blois and Orleans as cities where you can hear exemplary French ^[3] . In the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries, when there was still no single French language, the language of Touraine was indeed the closest to that which foreigners could learn from books, since it was influenced by the proximity of the royal court, located in the castles of the Loire . This reputation was also reinforced by the fame of the poets Pleiades and Francois Rabelais (originally from Chinon ) and later - Balzac (a native of Tours). Nowadays, however, there is no reason to consider the French language of Touraine to be especially “correct” in terms of grammar, and the pronunciation of educated Parisians is considered a standard pronunciation ^[3] .

Born in Touraine

• Rene Descartes
• Francois Rabelais
• Alfred de Vigny
• Honore de Balzac
• Georges, Etienne-Jean

Literary characters

• Panurg ( Gargantua and Pantagruel )
• Athos (The Three Musketeers )

Dead in Touraine

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Turen // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.