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Origin and history

The Château de Montmélian, located in Samoreau in Seine-et-Marne, is a residence whose history is closely linked to that of the neighbouring domain of the Pressoirs du Roy. In the 17th century, it belongs mainly to the Beringhen family, before being acquired by Le Reboullet, treasurer of the Counts of Toulouse and Penthièvre, already owner of the Pressoirs. The latter, in conflict with the lord of Montaigu, saw his lands seized in 1750 and sold to Gaspard Boniface de Castellane, quarter of camp to the Penthièvre regiment.

After Castellane's death in 1769, his daughter, married to the prince of Berghes, inherited both estates. The latter, killed in duel in 1773, caused the confiscation of property by King Louis XVI, who attached them to the captainship of the huntings of Fontainebleau. The princess of Berghes, widow, recovered the estates in 1778 as a lifesaver, but they had to return to the crown after her death. The Revolution broke this clause, and Montmélian passed into several hands, including Nicolas Aubry, before being sold in 1922.

The estate spans 30 hectares and houses a castle with a basement equipped in 1912 with a caloriferous and three orange trees. Its history reflects the inheritance issues and political upheavals of the Old Regime during the Revolution, marked by duels, court seizures and changes of influential owners.

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