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Château de La Celle-Guenand
The château de La Celle-Guenand under the Ancien Régime in France is the seat of the Barony of Preuilly and St Maure. The estate encompassed what is today, the commune of La Celle-Guenand in the Indre-et-Loire départment in the Centre Val-de-Loire Region of France.
The château is listed as a Monument historique since 11 June 1943 by the French Ministry of Culture[1].
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History
- Founded in the 10th century as a Monastery
- Reconstructed in the 15th century as a Fortress
- Restored in the 17th century as a private Residence
- Additional outbuildings built in the 19th century
The first known Lord of this castle is Antoine de Guenand, cited in 1422,[2] he became Captain-Governor of Loches in 1441 under Charles VII of France (who had been crowned in Reims in 1429 through the endeavors of Joan of Arc to free France from the English). Pierre de Guenand (Antoine's son) inherited the estate in 1487; at the time he was Grand Chamberlain to King Charles VIII of France. In 1537, during the reign of Francis I of France, Guillaume de Coutance, Lord of La Celle-Guenand married Rene d'Azay, bringing together two chatelaines, La Celle-Guenand and La Celle-Draon. Much later conflict in 1779 lead to the removal of the pastor of La Celle-Guenand and the two parishes were merged, to be known as La Celle-Guenand. The estate was held by the Coutance family until 1780. Jean Cantineau de Commacres lorded over the castle of La Celle-Guenand until 1785 the last years of the French monarchy. Followed by Pierre Gaullier to midway through the French Revolution until 1794 (Louis XVI of France was beheaded by guillotine in January 1793). The Revolution ended in 1799 and the estate went on to be held by the Gaullier des Bordes through the July Revolution of 1830, the First French Empire and Second French Empire until 1935, when it passed to Jacques Devaulx de Chambord.[3]
Notes
- ^ (French) Ministry of Culture database entry
- ^ La Celle Guenand Par l'association A.G.I.P - F.R
- ^ fr:Familles subsistantes de la noblesse française (French)
See also
External links
- (English) Château de La Celle-Guenand, France
- (French) Ministère Français de la Culture; Château de La Celle-Guenand
- (French) Monument Historique
Categories:- Châteaux in France
- 15th-century architecture
- Buildings and structures in Indre-et-Loire
- Official historical monuments of France
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