Romorantin

Romorantin lies on the Sauldre in the Sologne of central France. Louise of Savoy, mother of King Francis I, had a residence here. Early in his reign Leonardo da Vinci worked on plans associated with Romorantin, including a royal palace and waterways. The ambitious designs were not completed, and the precise relationship between Leonardo's plans and the work undertaken at the existing château remains a subject of discussion.

In 1560 the Edict of Romorantin became associated with the town amid the religious tensions of the French kingdom. Its royal connections placed this Sologne settlement within the political and cultural life of Renaissance France.