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It was built in 1286 for Pierre-André de la Ganne. [1] The western tower was built in the 15th or 16th century. [1] It was inherited by Guillaume de La Brosse in 1432. [2] In 1510, it was acquired by Antoine Andrieu, a bourgeois who married into the nobility and was subsequently ennobled.
Tours de Merle. The Tours de Merle ('Towers of Merle') are the ruins of a castle in the commune of Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle, in the Corrèze département of France.A feudal fortress from the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, which was subject of a classification as a historic monument since July 30, 1927.
Arnac-Pompadour (French pronunciation: [aʁnak pɔ̃paduʁ]; Occitan: Arnac e Pompador) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France. In Nouvelle-Aquitaine and on directional signs, the commune is usually simply called Pompadour , although the actual village of Pompadour is shared between Arnac ...
Château La Borde, 15th century, rebuilt in 17th century, Ussel; Château de Charlus-le-Pailhoux, Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches; Château de Crocq, Crocq (ruined) Château de l'Ebraly, 15th century, Saint-Dezéry Ussel; Château de la Gane, 15th to 16th century, Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches; Château de la Johannie, Curemonte
The first lords of Turenne appeared in the 9th century. The town became a veritable feudal state after the Crusades and one of the great fiefs of France in the 14th century. From the Middle Ages to the 18th century, the viscount of Turenne had complete autonomy. Until 1738 the sheriffs, despite honoring the French king with simple tributes ...
The Châteaux de Saint-Hilaire et des Plas are two historic castles in Curemonte, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The Château de Saint-Hilaire, in the centre, was built in the 13th century. [1] The Château des Plas, which surrounds it, was built in the 16th century. [1]
On accession to the thrones of Navarre and France, Henry ruled over a vast territory including appanages suzerain to the king of France, such as the County of Soissons, the duchies of Alençon, Vendôme, Beaumont, the Viscounty of Limoges, the County of Périgord, the County of Rodez, the Duchy of Albret, the viscounties of Lomagne, Marsan ...
The Château de Turenne is a ruined castle in Turenne, Corrèze département of France. It is a listed monument. [1] See also. List of castles in France; References ...