Unsleben was mentioned in the documents first in 1162 as a habitation of a local noble family. The castle dates from the same period. The castle was destroyed during Peasants' War in 1525 and rebuilt two years later.
The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France, still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years. The château is testimony to four centuries of French architecture, as a stronghold transformed into an elegant house during the Renaissance and the 18th century. The monument is located in the valley of Le Loir. Its gardens have evolved throughout the centuries.