Talk:Château de Gisors

Who founded the castle?
According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry for Robert de Bellême, "In 1097–8 Bellême served with William Rufus's forces in the Vexin and was responsible for the design of the first castle at Gisors." William M. Aird in Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy: c. 1050–1134 states "In the late summer or early autumn of 1089, Robert carried the fight against Rufus' supporters. The duke enlisted the support of his lord the king of France, following his father's example when facing similar difficulties in the duchy. Philip I and Robert besieged Gerard de Gournay's castle of La Ferté-en-Bray. In return for his help, Robert granted Philip the castle of Gisors on the River Epte."

I'm not sure how to reconcile these two statements. The River Epte is some 30km southwest of Gisors, so perhaps there is another Château de Gisors? Or it may be that Robert granted Philip the castle after 1098 for the assistance nearly a decade earlier. Until I can work this out I'm putting some text I recently added on the 11th0century history of the castle here. Nev1 (talk) 20:41, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

"By 1089 the castle belonged to Rouen Cathedral. King Philip I of France supported Robert against William Rufus for the English throne, and in exchange Robert granted Château de Gisors to the French king. This was despite the protests of the archbishop of Rouen, William Bona Anima. Robert's other brother, Henry, succeeded William Rufus as King of England, and the Duke of Normandy came into conflict with the new king. Robert was captured by Henry I at the Battle of Tinchebray in 1106. Henry I captured Château de Gisors from the French king in 1109."

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