Château de la Preuille
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The Château de la Preuille is an 11th-century castle at Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay, Vendée, France, one of the oldest châteaux in the Loire Valley.[citation needed]
It took its present form in the 13th and 15th centuries. The wide moat defending the northern aspect of the walls and towers indicates its origins as a stronghold.[citation needed] From 1350, the castle was owned successively by the families of Boux, Bastard (1460), Gastiniere (1541), Pâris (including Claude-René Pâris de Soulanges, comte de Soulanges) (1728), and through the late 18th century, the family of D’Nacquart or De Nacquard.[citation needed]
In 1832, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon, Duchess of Berry, visited the château[1] to launch her coup against King Louis-Philippe in order to crown her son Henri, comte de Chambord, the last legitimate Bourbon. The coup failed and Marie-Caroline was arrested.[2][3]
During the 20th century, the castle was abandoned and was left in a state of disrepair. It was saved and restored by the Fradin family in the 1970s and 1980s. Renovation was continued by the family Ribow between 2003 and 2019.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Visionneuse - Archives départementales de la Vendée". Etatcivil-archives.vendee.fr. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, duchesse de Berry | French-Italian noble". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ Ouest-France (2017-08-07). "La duchesse de Berry, cachée au château". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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