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Château de La Taillée dans les Deux-Sèvres

Deux-Sèvres

Château de La Taillée

    372 Rue de la Taillée
    79410 Échiré

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1636
Construction begins
1639
Construction of the porch
1642
Completion of the pigeon tree
1789-1799
Revolutionary period
4 novembre 1969
First entry MH
16 décembre 1987
Second entry MH
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Josué du Fay - Commander of the castle Founded the Taillée in the 17th century.
Préjente de Magné - Wife of Joshua du Fay Arms carved on the facade.
Louis du Fay - Lord of La Taillée Husband of Elizabeth Martel de Vandré.
Élisabeth Martel de Vandré - Nobility related to royalty Niece d'Eléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse.
Georges-Guillaume du Fay - Heir of the castle Spouse of Françoise du Vergier.
Françoise du Vergier de La Rochejaquelein - Descendant d'Agrippa d'Aubigne Alliance with the Fay.

Origin and history

The Château de La Taillée, located in Echiré (9 km from Niort), is a private property classified as historical monuments. Built at the beginning of the seventeenth century in a Henri IV / Louis XIII style, it is distinguished by its architectural unit, erected in one phase. Three dates engraved in the stone – 1636 on the north facade, 1639 on the porch, and 1642 on the dovecote – testify to its progressive construction over a few years. The castle was commanded by Joshua du Fay, a member of the Fay de La Taillée family, whose arms still adorn the northern facade.

The monument is linked to notable matrimonial alliances: Louis du Fay, the son of Joshua, married Elizabeth Martel de Vandré, niece of Eléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse, nicknamed "the grandmother of Europe" because of her royal progeny. Later, Georges-Guillaume du Fay married Françoise du Vergier de La Rochejaquelein, whose mother, Elizabeth de Caumont d'Adde, was the great-granddaughter of the poet Agrippa d'Aubigné. These unions illustrate the aristocratic anchor of the castle.

During the Revolution, the Fay de La Taillée emigrated, and the castle, confiscated as a national property, did not find a tenant. Recaptured by the family upon his return, he was transmitted until today to their direct descendants. The monument is listed as historical monuments in two phases: in 1969 for its facades and roofs, and in 1987 for its communes. Its architecture and family history make it a rare testimony of the poitevin nobility of the seventeenth century.

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