During the Hundred Years' War, the castellans of Castelnaud owed their allegiance to the Plantagenets, the sieurs de Beynac across the river, to the king of France.
During the Hundred Years' War, the castellans of Castelnaud owed allegiance to the Plantagenets and the sieurs de Beynac, both located across the river from their stronghold, under the rule of the French king.