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  5. 26400 Grane

  6. Domaine de Plaisance in Grane

 Domaine de Plaisance in Grane dans la Drôme

Patrimoine classé
Demeure seigneuriale
Domaine
Drôme

Domaine de Plaisance in Grane

    Plaisance
    26400 Grane
Domaine de Plaisance à Grane
Domaine de Plaisance à Grane
Domaine de Plaisance à Grane
Domaine de Plaisance à Grane
Domaine de Plaisance à Grane
Domaine de Plaisance à Grane
Domaine de Plaisance à Grane
Domaine de Plaisance à Grane
Crédit photo : Celeda - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1404
Legation to Charles VI
1447
Taking of Louis II hostage
fin XIVe siècle
Construction of the castle
1477–1516
Restoration by Louis XI
1548
Donation to Diane de Poitiers
1574
Taken by Montbrun
début XVIIe siècle
Renovations by the Rabots
1792
Purchase by Duchesne
1999
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The entire estate includes: the castle in the village with its courtyards, its garden and terrace, the fence and support walls; the bridge, park, fence wall, terraces, different paths and views; hydraulic installations throughout the field; the strong house and the cooler (cf. C 4, 5; E 128; AI 192, 376, 536; AO 102, 103, 107-109, 117, 122, 124, 125, 151; ZK 16; ZL 15, 42, 61, 63): registration by order of 30 November 1999

Key figures

Louis II de Poitiers-Valentinois - Count and last family owner Leave the estate to Charles VI.
Charles VI - King of France and dolphin Inheritance of the estate in 1404.
Jean de Poitiers - Lord of Saint-Vallier Take Louis II hostage.
Louis XI - King of France Ordone the restoration of the castle.
Diane de Poitiers - Favourite of Henry II Owner of the estate in 1548.
Montbrun - Protestant leader The castle was occupied in 1574.
Bertrand Rabot - Dress Noble Unify the seigneury in the 16th century.
Pierre-François Duchesne - Lawyer Grenoblois Purchase the estate in 1792.

Origin and history

The Plaisance à Grane estate, located in the Drôme region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a monument dating back to the 4th quarter of the 14th century, with major transformations in the 16th and 17th centuries. It consists of a village castle, an isolated strong house, a landscaped park and hydraulics. This site illustrates the architectural and landscape evolution of a medieval seigneury that became a domain of pleasure in modern times.

Originally, the medieval castle of Grane, built at the end of the 14th century, belonged to the Counts of Poitiers-Valentinois. In 1404 Louis II de Poitiers-Valentinois, without a male heir, bequeathed his possessions to King Charles VI, a dolphin of Vienna. The castle was then the scene of family conflicts: in 1447, Jean de Poitiers, seigneur of Saint-Vallier, took Louis II hostage with the complicity of his brother, the bishop of Valencia. In ruins after centuries of war, King Louis XI ordered its restoration between 1477 and 1516.

In the 16th century, the estate passed into the hands of Diane de Poitiers, a favourite of Henri II, before being ravaged by the Wars of Religion. In 1574, the Protestant leader Montbrun seized the castle, triggering a repression by the Duke of Montpensier with an army of mercenaries. The feudal walls were dismantled at the end of the century. The Rabot family, nobility of robe, united the seigneury in the early 16th century and undertook renovations after 1644, notably in the village castle, with a monumental staircase and 17th century woodwork.

The fortified house, dating from the late 14th century, presents a quadrangular plan flanked by towers and preserves post-fire murals (geometrical motives). The park, fitted out in terraces with a hydraulic network, reflects the influence of Renaissance gardens. In 1792 the lawyer Pierre-François Duchesne acquired the estate. The ensemble was declared a historic monument in 1999, protecting its architectural, landscape and hydraulic elements.

External links

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