The Clain Castle in Poitiers is the ruin of a riverbank fortress on the banks of the Clain River, north of the confluence with the Boivre. It is mainly known for the illustration in the July month image in the Book of Hours of the Duke of Berry. Only the towers of the castle remain.
The castle, which was built for Duke Jean de Valois in his youth and was also called Poitiers Castle, was part of the royal family estate. The town and the castle were part of the duke's apanage, although both were rarely visited by him. After the death of John of Berry, it briefly came into the possession of the Duke of Touraine, before it passed to his brother, the future King Charles VII, in 1417, who made Poitiers one of his residences.
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