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 Triadou Castle à Peyreleau dans l'Aveyron

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château fort
Aveyron

Triadou Castle

    D29
    12720 Peyreleau
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Château de Triadou
Crédit photo : Versailles39 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1470
Construction begins
1559
Attack on the Protestant Treasure
1607
Purchase of Capluc Land
1669
Construction of the chapel
1791
Revolutionary Pillage
1944
First MH protection
2015
Extension of protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The northern part of the castle, the chapel, the terraces with arcades and guardrails, the courtyard, the fence wall and the regular garden - with the exception of the so-called dependency of the magnanerie - in full, on plots 244, 245, 249, 252, 358, 359, 360, appearing in the cadastre section AB; the facades and roofs of the southern part of the castle situated, on plots 284 and 248, shown in the cadastre section AB, as delimited in red on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 14 October 2015

Key figures

Pierre II d'Albignac - Lord and Founder Initiator of construction in 1470.
Flore de Capluc - Wife and heiress Bring the land of Capluc.
Pierre III d'Albignac - Lord and warrior Captured the Protestant treasure in 1559.
Simon d'Albignac - Lord and builder Expanded the estate in 1607.
François Ier d'Albignac - Lord and patron Constructed the chapel in 1669.
Philippe-François d'Albignac - Last Lord and Bishop Exiled in 1792, wrongly accused.

Origin and history

The castle of Triadou was built from 1470 by Pierre II d'Albignac and his wife Flore de Capluc, on lands ceded by the monks of Rozier. Initially unfinished, it became the main residence of the lords of Albignac after their installation in Peyreleau, replacing the castle of Mostuéjouls. The construction was financed in part by Flore's legacy from Capluc's family, which allowed the family estate to expand.

In 1559, Peter III of Albignac, grandson of Peter II, planned to enlarge the castle but lacked funds. An opportunity arose during an attack on Protestant troops at Mount Fraysse, where he seized a war treasure. This loot, partially hidden in the castle, allowed to finance the works. Peter III died without revealing the location of the treasure, leaving a mystery that persisted until the Revolution.

In the 17th century, Simon d'Albignac (1560-1644) and his son François I (1600-1696) embellished the castle: construction of the communes, an octagonal chapel dedicated to the Virgin in 1669, and a square tower. The chapel, decorated with frescoes, symbolized the family's prosperity. François I also annexed the Barony of Castelnau by his marriage with Jeanne de Solages, strengthening the prestige of the estate.

The Revolution marked a turning point: falsely accused of being at the head of the robbers of the Bourg, Philippe-François d'Albignac, the last lord and refractory bishop, went into exile in England in 1792. The castle was looted in 1791 by militiamen from Millau, who discovered part of the treasure hidden under a staircase. Confiscated as emigrated property, it was sold in 1795 to seven new owners and served briefly as a town hall in the 19th century.

Partially listed as historical monuments in 1944, the castle was restored in the 1960s by an Albignac heiress, although some modifications altered its authenticity. In 2015, an extension of protection was granted to preserve its most remarkable elements, including the chapel, arcade terraces, and the regular garden. Today, it remains shared between several owners.

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