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Curton Castle à Daignac en Gironde

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Gironde

Curton Castle

    45 Curton
    33420 Daignac
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Château de Curton
Crédit photo : J. PHILIPPE - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XIe siècle
First mentions of the lords of Curton
XIIe siècle
Alliance with English Power
1322
Construction of the square dungeon
1453
Death of Jacques de Chabannes
1563
Erection in marquisat
1789
Revolutionary Confiscation
1926
Historical monument classification
2000
Transfer from lier to museum
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Castle of Curton: inscription by order of 7 January 1926

Key figures

Raimond de Curton - First Lord attested Cited in 11th century texts.
Régin de Curton - Lord close to the English Signs a treaty in London (XII century).
Arnaut de Curton - Defender of Guyenne Ally of Edward III during the Hundred Years War.
Petiton de Curton - Legendary Warrior Heroes of Franco-English fighting.
Jacques Ier de Chabannes de La Palice - Last medieval lord Murder after the Battle of Castillon (1453).
François de Chabannes - Marquis of Curton Builds the Barony in Marquisat (1563).

Origin and history

The castle of Curton, located in the natural region of the Entre-deux-Mers in Daignac (Gironde), has its origins in the 11th century with Raimond de Curton, the first member of the family mentioned in the texts. In the 12th century, the seigneury affirmed, and Régin of Curton, close to English power, signed a treaty in London. The castle was explicitly mentioned in the 13th century with Amanieu de Curton as lord. His strategic role intensified during the Hundred Years' War: Edward III of England entrusted Arnaut de Curton with the defence of Guyenne, granting him jurisdiction over four surrounding parishes (Daignac, Espiet, Grézillac, Tizac-de-Curton). Two of his descendants, Petiton and Senebrun of Curton, are illustrated by their loyalty to the Black Prince.

In the 15th century, the seigneury passed to Beaumont's house through the marriage of Charles de Beaumont and Anne de Curton. Their son Louis inherited it before the castle was taken by the French, then attributed to Jacques I of Chabannes de La Palice, mortally wounded at the Battle of Castillon (1453). The Chabannes family retained the estate until its confiscation during the French Revolution, where it was sold as a national property. A medieval layer, probably that of a 13th century Curton lord (recognisable to his shield with crowned lion), is now exposed to the Aquitaine Museum in Bordeaux after being restored.

Of the original architecture, there remains only a square dungeon of 1322, 35 meters high, with three floors overlooking a vault. Its thick walls (1.40 m) and diagonal foothills housed an octagonal staircase. Each level was illuminated by a groaned window. Listed as a historical monument in 1926, the castle is now a private property not open to the public, but still active as a winery producing Bordeaux AOC wines. Its history reflects the French-English struggles in Guyenne and the evolution of medieval seigneuries.

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