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Sancerre was designated the seat of government for the district during the First Republic, but in 1926 the sous-préfecture and other administrative services were transferred to Bourges. Count Jean-Pierre de Montalivet, of Chateau de Thauvenay, Minister of the Interior under Napoleon, was a large landowner in Sancerre during the 19th century.
Stephen built a six-towered castle on the local hill and strengthened the fortifications of the town of Sancerre itself. In 1153, he married the daughter of Godfrey of Donzy , named Alice. [ 5 ] By 1155, Stephen granted the Customs of Lorris to the merchants of the town and probably seven others.
The castle was the fortress of the Sancerre family, who had held the seigneurie from the 10th century. It was built during the 14th century to control the road between Bourges and Sancoins. The estate was bought by the Babou family in 1546; during the rest of the 16th century they made significant alterations.
Royal castle, setting for the play and film The Lion in Winter. Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile: Ruins Château de la Guerche: 15th century Intact Restored 17th century. Château de Langeais: 10-15th century Intact Ruins of 10th century keep survive, castle rebuilt from 1465, working drawbridge. Château de Loches: 11-14th century Ruins
This is a list of Baroque palaces and residences built in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Baroque architecture is a building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy and spread in Europe.
The Menetou-Salon chateau, was extended by Ernest Sanson for the prince and princess Auguste-Louis-Albéric, prince d'Arenberg (1884-1890) The chateau, a masterpiece of neo-gothic architecture, provides extra income as an historical monument, having belonged to Jacques Coeur in 1448, of which the Palace inspired its expansion.
The nobles are shown in 26 upper windows but only three lower ones and so were mainly involved in funding the former - those depicted include Louis VIII, Étienne de Sancerre, Guillaume de la Ferté, Simon de Montfort, Thibault VI, count of Blois and Chartres, Ferdinand III of Castille, Raoul de Courtenay, Robert de Champignelles, a lord of the ...
Sancerre, spared during the first round of the conflict, was attacked in 1564 by Count Sciarra Martinengo, a Venetian, who was governor of Orléans, and Claude de La Châtre, governor of the Berry. Lacking bombard artillery , but armed with slings ( trebuchet ), the hilltop city withstood the attack for five weeks until Martinengo and Châtre ...