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The Château du Peyruzel, located in Daglan, Dordogne, belongs from 1281 to the family of Domme, one of the oldest in the Périgord. A 13th century window remains, and its high position allowed to monitor the area, from Domme to Gramat. During the Hundred Years War, English roadmen occupied the castle in the 14th century, from where they scummed the surrounding area. The site was then passed on to the Solminhac, then to the La Roque de Saint-Pompon, before John II of Cugnac, by his marriage in 1464 with Marguerite de La Roque, no.

In 1552 Hélie de La Roque gave the Peyruzel to John III of Cugnac, completing its construction in the 16th century. During the wars of religion, Mark de Cugnac, son of John III and Ligueur, saw his castle burned in 1589 by the Protestant Geoffroy de Vivans, after an attack on Catholics in Saint-Pompon. Ruined, Marc de Cugnac sold Peyruzel in 1595 to François de Mirandol, whose family kept it until the Revolution.

The castle, endowed with high justice on Daglan in 1760, was listed as historical monuments in 1948. His history reflects local conflicts, from Gilbert de Domme's robberies to religious struggles, to political intrigues such as the conjuration of the Duke of Biron, where Marc de Cugnac, sentenced to death, had to exile to Spain before being pardoned.

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