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  6. Castle of Bienassis

 Castle of Bienassis à Erquy en Côtes-d'Armor

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château fort
Côtes-dArmor

Castle of Bienassis

    Château de Bienassis 
    22430 Erquy
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Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 1434
Construction of the new house
1481
Piracy activities
à partir de 1620
Reconstruction of the castle
fin XVIe siècle
Partial destruction
1760
Sale to François-Louis Visdelou
1796
Purchase by General Valletaux
1880
Acquisition by Admiral of Kerjégu
29 août 1945
First classification Historic Monument
25 avril 2013
New extended classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The castle, namely: the house for its facades and roofs and its large staircase; the entrance work with its pavilions, in full; the moat, with its walls in its entirety, the rise of land that delimits them to the south and all the buildings in and on these moat (bridges, stone remains of anterior buildings, stairs, etc.); the forecourt, the court of honor and the garden circumscribed by the moat, for their fences and their plate floor; the garden enclosed with walls, in full; the old lower yard for its fences, its plate floor, the stables and dryer building in full, the other buildings (poil, workshop, press, kennel, buildings of the house of the Gate, etc.) for glare facades and roofs; the park for its esplanade, its grand avenue, its aisles, its room of water and the base ground of its agricultural or forestry plots, excluding the buildings of the former gate farmhouse (see Box. Erquy E 123 to 126, 128 to 133, 136 to 140, 217 to 224, 226 to 233, 235 to 238, 660, 662, 664, 812 to 816, 826, 827; Pléneuf-Val-André C 297-305, 309, 312, 313, 835-838, 1305-1308; Saint-Alban A 1-13, 63-76, 87-89, 90): by order of 25 April 2013

Key figures

Jean de Quelennec - Lord of Quelennec Acquiert Bienassis in 1374 by marriage.
Geofroy de Quélennec - Son of John of Quelennec Have the house built around 1434.
François du Quélennec - Cadet of nobility and privateer Use the mansion for piracy in 1481.
Gilles Visdelou - Lord of La Goublaye Reconstructed the castle from 1620.
Françoise de Quelennec - Wife of Gilles Visdelou Participates in the reconstruction of the seventeenth century.
François-Louis Visdelou de la Ville-Théart - Commissioner of the haras of Brittany Buy the castle in 1760.
Jean Valletaux - General of the Revolution and Empire Repurchase the castle in 1796 after confiscation.
Jules de Kerjégu - Admiral and explorer Acquired the castle in 1880 for his family.

Origin and history

The castle of Bienassis comes from the 12th century in the form of a mansion surrounded by moat, owned by the family of La Motte. In 1374, Jean de Quelennec, lord of Quelennec in Quintin, acquired the land of Bienassis by his marriage to Tiphaine du Fou. Their son, Geofroy de Quélennec, built a new house around 1434, replacing an old wooden room described as old. In 1481, François du Quélennec, a cadet of nobility, used the mansion as a base for trade and piracy activities, even naming his ship the Nef de Bienassis.

At the end of the 16th century, during the wars of the League, the castle was occupied and partially destroyed by the troops of the Duke of Mercœur. From 1620, Gilles Visdelou, seigneur of La Goublaye, and his wife Françoise de Quelennec undertook his reconstruction. The estate, which then extends over more than 1,000 hectares with 39 estates and 7 mills, then passes into the hands of noble families such as the Counts of La Marck and the Dukes of Arenberg, before being sold in 1760 to François-Louis Visdelou de la Ville-Théart, commissioner of the studs of Brittany.

Confiscated during the Revolution, the castle served as a prison before being bought in 1796 by General Jean Valletaux, a military figure of the Revolution and the Empire. In 1880, he was acquired by Admiral Jules de Kerjegu, a veteran of the Mexican, Crimean, Chinese and Cochinchinese countryside. Today, the castle remains the property of the Monjaret family of Kerjegu. Its architecture combines medieval elements, such as a stair tower and moat, with renaissance and classic additions, including a monumental staircase and a French garden.

The estate also includes a closed vegetable garden, a 1000 hectare forest park, and outbuildings such as stables and a dryer. Ranked a Historic Monument since 1945, with extensive protections in 2012 and 2013, the castle opens its doors to the public, revealing furnished interiors, a chapel, a room of guards and collections of Asian porcelains and furniture from the 17th and 18th centuries. Its history reflects the political and social upheavals of Brittany, from feudality to contemporary times.

External links

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