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  5. 79700 Mauléon

  6. Castle

Castle à Mauléon dans les Deux-Sèvres

Deux-Sèvres

Castle

    7 Place du Château
    79700 Mauléon
Château
Château
Crédit photo : Selbymay - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
…
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 1080
First mention of *castellum*
1100–1199
Construction of the stone castle
23 mai 1587
Taken by Henri de Navarre
1642
Demolition of walls
1736
Purchase by the Duke of Châtillon
18 avril 1995
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Castle, as well as the soil of the corresponding plots (see AZ 392 to 394, 415 to 418, 464 to 467, 472 to 474, 477, 605): inscription by order of 18 April 1995

Key figures

Henri de Navarre (futur Henri IV) - Military leader and king of France Prit and damaged the castle in 1587.
Cardinal de Richelieu - Minister of Louis XIII Ordained the demolition of the walls in 1642.
Alexis Madelaine Rosalie, duc de Châtillon - Owner and patron Fits build *"the Palace"* in 1740.

Origin and history

Mauléon Castle was born around 1080 in the form of a castellum named Maloneone, initially a castral mot on the hill of Saint-Melaine. Between 1100 and 1199, the Mauléon family erected a stone castle on a rocky spur, naturally protected by steepings and dry ditches. This strategic site, surrounded by fortifications, marks the culmination of its defensive role in the Middle Ages.

In the 16th century, the castle suffered major damage during the Wars of Religion: in 1587, Henri de Navarre seized and destroyed part of the structures. In 1642 Richelieu ordered the razing of the remaining walls, reducing the building to the state of ruins. These successive destructions radically transform its appearance and function.

The 18th century marked a revival with the acquisition of the site in 1736 by Alexis Madelaine Rosalie, Duke of Châtillon. Around 1740, he built a central building, nicknamed "the Palace", which housed the Palace of Justice and the bailliage. This new administrative use contrasts with the military past of the castle. Repurchased by the city in 1990, the monument was finally classified as Historical Monuments in 1995, thus preserving its composite architectural heritage.

External links

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