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Château des Robinières à Scorbé-Clairvaux dans la Vienne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Vienne

Château des Robinières

    Haut Clairvaux Robinières
    86140 Scorbé-Clairvaux
Crédit photo : Sdo216 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1524
Construction begins
1626
Construction agreement
Début XVIIe siècle
Conflict over fortifications
27 juin 1984
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fronts and roofs; moat with its retaining walls and ramparts and their bridges; the entrance gate; flight (Case AC 195): entry by order of 27 June 1984

Key figures

Hugues Lucas - First owner Initiator of construction in 1524.
François Lucas - Owner in the 17th century In conflict for the castle fortifications.
Charlotte-Catherine de Villequier - Countess of Clairvaux Opposing the defensive fittings of the Faucières.
César d'Aumont - Marquis de Clairvaux Authorized the completion of work in 1626.

Origin and history

The Château des Robinières, located in Scorbé-Clairvaux in the department of Vienna, was built from 1524 on the impulse of Hugues Lucas, first known owner. This fief then depended on the barony of Clairvaux, and its construction was located near the château du Haut-Clairvaux. The initial work marked the beginning of a history linked to local seigneurial tensions.

At the beginning of the 17th century, the castle became the subject of a dispute between François Lucas, heir to the estate, and Charlotte-Catherine de Villequier, Countess of Clairvaux and widow of Jacques d'Aumont. In particular, she challenged the fortifications added by Lucas, which she considered threatening for her own castle. The conflict settled in 1626, when César d'Aumont, Marquis de Clairvaux and son of Charlotte-Catherine, authorized François Lucas to complete the construction of the Robinières, provided that no fortification could harm the Château de Clairvaux.

Some architectural elements of the castle, including facades, roofs, moats and leaks, were listed as historical monuments on 27 June 1984. This ranking reflects the heritage value of a building whose history reflects the power dynamics and defensive stakes of the modern period in Poitou.

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