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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. [2] In 1772, it was acquired by Jean-Joseph de Parel d'Espeiruc de la Chatonie. [2]
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.
13th century Ruins Tour de Château-Chervix: 12th century Ruins Château de Coussac-Bonneval: 15th century Rebuilt Remodelled 18th century. Château de Lastours: 12-15th century Ruins Château de Monismes: 13-15th century Ruins Château de Montbrun: 12-15th century Restored Hotel Restored 19th century. [1] Château de Rochechouart
1 Corrèze. 2 Creuse. 3 Haute-Vienne. ... Château La Borde, 15th century, rebuilt in 17th century, ... List of castles in France; France portal
The Château de Pompadour (15th century) is registered as a historical monument. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Of the castrum of Guy de Lastours, built around 1000, nothing remains. The castle was completely rebuilt in the 15th century by Geoffrey Helie de Pompadour [ 10 ] who became marquis in 1614.
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 Borde Castle, 15th century, reshuffled during the 17th century; The Mothe Castle, 16th century, historical monument since 1980; The Ventadour Hotel, historical monument since 1932; The Church Saint-Martin, 13th century, classified historical monument since 1926; The Roman Eagle situated in the Voltaire Square.
The Tour de César (Caesar's Tower) (12th century) [10] with a height of 30 metres is all that is left of the ancient fortifications. It is made of slate and gneiss. The battlements were added in the 15th century. This is one of the few round towers from the Middle Ages in Limousin. The old Saillant Bridge over the Vézère (16th century) [11] [12]