Fontevraud depended on GautierI of Montsoreau [fr], a direct vassal of the count of Anjou. Gautier's mother-in-law, Hersende de Champagne [fr], was the
his son by Bertrade de Montfort, the hand of Ermengarde, Elias's daughter and sole heiress.In 1101 GautierI count of Montsoreau gave the land to Robert
first reference the Château deMontsoreau. Examples of such residential castles include the Château de Chambord, the Château de Chenonceau, or the Château