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Anet is a town and commune of northern France, in the Eure-et-Loir département, situated between the rivers Eure and Vègre, 10 miles N.E. of Dreux by rail. Pop. (1906) 1324.

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Commune - France - Eure-et-Loir - Département - Eure - Vègre - Dreux

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It possesses the remains of a magnificent castle, the Château d'Anet built in the middle of the 16th century by Henry II. for Diana of Poitiers. Near it is the plain of Ivry-la-Bataille, where Henry IV. defeated the armies of the Catholic League in 1590.

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Château d'Anet - 16th century - Henry II. - Diana of Poitiers - Ivry-la-Bataille - Henry IV. - Catholic League - 1590

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