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 Castle of Mayrac dans le Lot

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Lot

Castle of Mayrac

    477 Route du Bourg
    46200 Mayrac
Photo de Castle of Mayrac
Crédit photo : GrandBout - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Haut Moyen Âge
Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
930
First mention of Mayrac
1241
Donation to Abbé d'Obazine
1440-1450
One Hundred Years Postwar Repopulation
1445-1453
Construction authorization
1450
Marriage of Jean Luquet
1493
Tribute to the Viscount of Turenne
1500
Cancellation of a seigneurial exchange
1576
Change to the Méchaîne Purchase
1671
Acquisition by Salignac-Fénelon
1785
Sale to Pierre-Joseph de Lachèze
1815
Recovery by Lachèze-Murel
1979
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Facades and roofs (Case B 542): inscription by decree of 21 March 1979

Key figures

Jean I Luquet du Chaylar - Lord of Mayrac and Governor Builder of the castle, appointed by Turenne.
Jean II Luquet du Chaylar - Lord of Mayrac Enlarged the castle, homage in 1493.
Annet de La Tour - Viscount of Turenne Authorizes the building of the castle.
Pierre-Joseph de Lachèze-Murel - Deputy and noble Post-Revolution owner, anoblied in 1816.
Antoine Luquet du Chaylar - Lord and heir Wedding with Marguerite de Thémines (16th century).
Henri-Joseph de Fénelon - Marquis de Salignac Owner in 1671.
Jean Luquet (Luquet du Chaylar) - Ecuyer and repuper Founded the seigneury of Mayrac (15th century).
Jean-Baptiste Fayette - Mayor and purchaser Owner before 1833, mayor of Saint-Sozy.
Paul Nouailhac - Castle restaurant Works in the 1970s.

Origin and history

The castle of Mayrac, located in the Lot in Occitanie, is mentioned as early as 930 in the will of Adhémar des Échelles. In the 15th century, after the Hundred Years' War, the Viscount of Turenne authorized Jean Luquet, Damoiseau d'Olliergues, to build a fortified castle to repopulate Mayrac. Jean I Luquet, appointed governor of the Viscounty, acquired land and erected the castle between 1440 and 1450, as evidenced by the family coat of arms still visible.

In 1493 his son John II Luquet paid tribute to the Viscount of Turenne for Mayrac and Réveillon, confirming his father's acquisitions. The castle, probably built in two phases (north wing first, then south wing), then passes to the families Mache (1576) and Salignac-Fénelon (1671) by marriage alliances. In 1785, Pierre-Joseph de Lachèze-Murel, the future member of the Lot, became its owner after revolutionary adventures.

The castle, inscribed in the Historical Monuments in 1979, consists of two bodies of houses in square connected by a round tower. Its defensive elements (thresholds, ditches) and decorative elements (armored carriageways, sled windows) reflect its evolution between medieval fortress and seigneurial residence. Still owned by the Nouailhac family since 1879, it was restored in the 1970s.

Mayrac's history is marked by frequent changes in seigneury, linked to the matrimonial and political strategies of the noble families of Quercy. The castle also illustrates the post-war reconstruction of Cent Years, with settlers like Jean Luquet playing a key role in the repopulation of the region.

External links

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