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Origin and history

The Gué mansion is a seigneurial building located in La Dorée, in the department of Mayenne (Pays de la Loire). Originally designated as seigneurial place of the Gué in 1601, he became seigneurial house in 1679 according to the archives of the Chartrier de Goué. This mansion also served as a presbytery for the local parish, illustrating its dual religious and aristocratic role.

This mansion was the property and title of a branch of the family of Goué, known as "du Gué et de la Dorée", until its extinction in 1725 with Anne de Goué, Countess of the Plessis-Châtillon. The family coats of arms, carved above a door, recall this line. The family memoirs evoke tumultuous episodes, such as the occupation of the mansion by Captain Mandière after the assassination of Guy de Goué, then his resumption in 1596 by Louis de Goué, former prisoner of the leaguers.

Louis de Goué, the future parish priest of La Dorée, played a key role in the history of the place: he was taken prisoner during the League wars, and in 1596 he escaped to drive Mandière out of the manor. This account, transmitted by the archives and parish registers, combines local history with religious conflicts of the late 16th century. The mansion thus embodies the seigneurial struggles and the transformations of a heritage between noble power and ecclesiastical use.

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