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  3. Normandie
  4. Seine-Maritime
  5. 76340 Nesle-Normandeuse

  6. Castle of Romesnil

 Castle of Romesnil à Nesle-Normandeuse en Seine-Maritime

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de plaisance
Seine-Maritime

Castle of Romesnil

    Verrerie de Romesnil
    76340 Nesle-Normandeuse
Château de Romesnil
Château de Romesnil
Château de Romesnil
Crédit photo : Phaubry - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1748-1750
Construction of the castle
1755
Death of the Prince of Dombes
1773
Legation to Louis XV
1777
Sale to Jean-Baptiste Libaude
31 août 1989
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fronts and roofs of the castle, excluding the east wing; closing walls of the vegetable garden and the courtyard of honor with its entrance gate; portal of the forecourt (box A 34, 35, 87): registration by order of 31 August 1989

Key figures

Louis-Auguste de Bourbon - Prince of Dombes, sponsor Grandson of Louis XIV, built the castle.
Louis-Charles de Bourbon - Heir to the Prince of Dombes The castle was left to Louis XV in 1773.
Jean-Baptiste Charles Libaude - Master glassmaker, purchaser Purchase the castle in 1777 for 25,666 pounds.
Marie-Catherine Victoire Libaude - Owner and glassware Inherited the castle after its divorce in 1794.
Charles Gruel d’Inderville - Military and heir Decorated in Wagram, died at the castle in 1860.
Louis-Philippe Ier - Picture visitor King of France during the July monarchy.

Origin and history

The castle of Romesnil was built between 1748 and 1750 in Nesle-Normandeuse, Seine-Maritime, on the order of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Prince of Dombes and grandson of Louis XIV. Designed to serve as a hunting relay, it is immediately equipped with a staff (concierge, gardener, stove, palefrenier). On the death of the prince in 1755 without an heir, the estate belonged to his brother Louis-Charles de Bourbon, who never returned. He left the castle to King Louis XV in 1773, two years before his death. After the death of Louis XV in 1774, Louis XVI inherited it and entrusted his management to Louis de Bourbon in 1775.

In 1777, the Duke of Penthièvre sold the castle for 25,666 pounds to Jean-Baptiste Charles Libaude, local master glassmaker. The estate ceased to be a hunting relay to become the residence of the master glassmakers Libaude, then their daughter Marie-Catherine Victoire Libaude and her husband Jean-Baptiste Gruel d'Inderville. After their divorce in 1794, Marie-Catherine remained the only owner until her death in 1823. His son, Charles Gruel d'Inderville — a soldier decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1839 for his weapons (Wagram, Russia campaign, Moskova) — then inherited the castle and died there in 1860.

The estate then moved to Émilie Delanchy, the grand-niece of Charles Gruel, married to Achilles of Imbleval. The illustrious visitors include Marie-Adélaïde de Bourbon (daughter of Louis de Bourbon) and Louis-Philippe I during the July monarchy. The castle, built of brick and limestone with grids surmounted by a crown, is inscribed in historical monuments on 31 August 1989. Its facades, roofs, fence walls and gates are protected by this decree.

External links

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