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  6. Château de Quéhillac

 Château de Quéhillac à Bouvron en Loire-Atlantique

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Loire-Atlantique

Château de Quéhillac

    1 Château de Quéhillac
    44130 Bouvron
Château de Quéhillac
Château de Quéhillac
Château de Quéhillac
Château de Quéhillac
Crédit photo : Tanruz - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
…
2000
1595
Acquisition by Jean Fourché
1597-1598
Mayor of Nantes
1640
Wedding of Nicolas Fouquet
22 novembre 2002
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facades and covers of the castle itself; the escape and chapel in full (with the murals of the chapel in particular); the façades and coverings of the house of the chaplain; the "garden" with its fence walls and the buildings that are attached to it (the house called the gardener in particular); moat and two access bridges; all the aisles of the wooded park (cf. C 19, 22, 641, 642, 650-655, 667): registration by order of 22 November 2002

Key figures

Jean Fourché (vers 1556-1612) - Lord of Quéhillac, Archdeacon and Mayor Acquire the estate in 1595.
Louise Fourché de Quéhillac - Wife of Nicolas Fouquet Bring Quéhillac in dowry.
Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) - Superintendent of Finance of Louis XIV Wife Louise Fourché de Quéhillac in 1640.
Jean Fourché (vers 1617-1675) - Attorney General of the States of Brittany Buy Quéhillac for his family.

Origin and history

The château de Quéhillac, located in Buvron in Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire), is an architectural complex of the 16th and 17th centuries. It includes the main castle, the chapel Saint-Matthieu, the house of the chaplain, stables, a leak (pigeon), bridges and moat. This building was listed in the Historic Monuments Inventory on November 22, 2002, highlighting its historic importance and remarkable conservation status.

The history of the castle is linked to the Fourché family. In 1595, Jean Fourché (circa 1556-1612), great archdeacon of Nantes and mayor of the city, acquired the seigneury of Quéhillac. This influential figure, also master in the Chamber of Accounts, marks the beginning of the descent of this family in the field. The castle remains in line until today, after marriage alliances and successive redemptions.

In the 17th century, the estate passed briefly into the Fouquet family by the marriage of Louise Fourché de Quéhillac with Nicolas Fouquet, Superintendent of Finance of Louis XIV, in 1640. The dowry of 160,000 pounds and the land of Quéhillac accompany this union. However, Nicolas Fouquet's cousin, Jean Fourché (circa 1617-1675), attorney general of the states of Brittany, bought the estate, now in the family. Today, Quéhillac still belongs to the descendants of the Fourché, the Counts Le Gentil de Rosmorduc, a Breton family of chivalry origin.

External links

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