 Originally, the Château d'Angers was built as a fortress at a site inhabited by the Romans because of its strategic defensive location.In the 9th century, the Bishop of Angers gave the Counts of Anjou permission to build a castle in Angers.The construction of the first castle begun under Count Fulk III (970–1040), celebrated for his construction of dozens of castles, who built it to protect Anjou from the Normans.