The Château de Biron is in the French commune of Biron in the valley of the Lède, a tributary of the Lot River in the département of Dordogne in Périgord, part of the region of Aquitaine. Biron is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. The Lot, originally the Olt ( Occitan: Òlt) is a River in France, right tributary of the Garonne. Dordogne (Dordonha is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. The Périgord ( ( Occitan: Peiregòrd / Perigòrd) is a former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of
History
It was the château from which the Gontaut-Biron took their name, their seat from the twelfth century. Biron was seized by the Cathars in 1211, retaken by Simon IV de Montfort the following year. Simon IV de Montfort Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury 5th Earl of Leicester (1160 &ndash June 25, 1218) also known as Simon de Montfort the elder, was The Plantagenets held it at times during the fourteenth and fifteenth century. The House of Plantagenet (planˈtadʒɪnɪt also called the House of Anjou, or the First Angevin dynasty, was originally a noble Biron was erected as a duché-pairie in 1598, for Charles de Gontaut, created duc de Biron (1562-1602), the son of Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (1524-1592), both Marshals of France. Peerage of France (Pairie de France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. Charles de Gontaut duc de Biron (1562-1602 son of Armand de Gontaut baron de Biron, fought brilliantly for the royal party against the Catholic League in the later Armand de Gontaut baron de Biron ( 1524 - July 26, 1592) was a celebrated French soldier of the 16th century. The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. .
The present château bears additions over the centuries that make a picturesque ensemble: a twelfth century keep, sixteenth-century living quarters, a chapel and vaulted kitchens. A keep is a strong central Tower which is used as a dungeon or a fortress The commune purchased the Château de Biron in 1978, with a view to restoring the structure as a tourist draw.
Since 1928, the Château de Biron has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. Monument historique is a State procedure in France by which heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building a collection of buildings The Minister of Culture is in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of national museums and monuments promoting and protecting the arts (visual
See also
External links
- Château de Biron: site culturel
- Château de Biron
- Ministry of Culture database entry for Château de Biron (French)
- Ministry of Culture photos
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