A royal fortress east of Paris where Henry V died in 1422.
Vincennes was a royal fortress and residence tied to Capetian and Valois authority. Its donjon and walls symbolized royal power near Paris.
Henry V died at Vincennes in 1422, probably of dysentery contracted during campaigning. His death left an infant heir and transformed the English position in France.
The fortress remains a concrete setting for the sudden end of Henry V’s attempt to turn battlefield success into dynastic control of France.