Château de Rochechouart is a thirteenth century French castle, located at the top of the confluence of the Grêne and Vayres rivers in the commune of Rochechouart within the département of Haute-Vienne. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Vayres is the name or part of the name of the following communes in France Vayres Gironde, in the Gironde department Vayres Haute-Vienne Rochechouart ( Rechoard in Occitan, earlier La Ròcha Choard) is a commune of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River.
Contents |
Background
The Viscounts of Rochechouart reigned for 800 years in the castle. Origins Foucher de Limoges, the founder of the House of Limoges-Rochechouart was the second son of Raymond I, count of Toulouse, and of
- Aymeric I, who lived around 990, was the ancestor of the dynasty.
- Aymeric IV took part in the First Crusade at the side of Godfrey of Bouillon
- Aymeric VI (1170-1230) built the current castle, of which the keep and the entry châtelet remain. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of conquering the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and freeing Godfrey of Bouillon (c 1060 Boulogne-sur-Mer &ndash 18 July 1100, Jerusalem) was a medieval knight who was a leader of the First In 1205, his wife Alix, accused of adultery by the intendant of the castle, was locked up in the lion's cage in the east tower. The animal did not devour her, but lay down at her feet instead. She was cleared and the intendant was thrown into cage, where he was eaten soon after.
- Aymeric IX took part in 1283 in the Aragon expedition, at the side of French King Philippe III the Bold. Aragon ( Spanish: "Aragón") is an autonomous community of Spain. Philip the Bold Philip III ( 30 April 1245 &ndash 5 October 1285) called the Bold ( French: le Hardi) was
- Simon and Jean I fought in Flanders in 1304 and 1328 beside Kings Philippe le Bel and Philippe VI. The County of Flanders was a historical region in the Low Countries. Philip VI (1293 &ndash 22 August 1350) known as the Fortunate ( French: le Fortuné) and of Valois, was the In 1346, Viscount Jean I took part in the battle of Crécy. He was killed ten years later, during the battle of Poitiers, defending King John II. This article covers the battle during the Hundred Years' War. John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy
- The castle was a centre of resistance to the English during the Hundred Years War with Louis, Chamberlain of king Charles V, companion-in-arms of Bertrand du Guesclin, then his son Jean II and his grandson Geoffroy, who was a companion of Joan of Arc. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. Charles V ( 21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380) called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death and a member Bertrand du Guesclin (c 1320 &ndash 13 July 1380) known as the Eagle of Brittany, was a Breton Knight and French military commander Joan of Arc (c 1412 Joan asserted that she had visions from God that told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years'
- Viscount Foucaud (1440-1472) was an advisor to king Louis XI. Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle
- Viscount Jean de Rochechouart-Ponville restored the castle in the French Renaissance style. French Renaissance is a recent term used to describe a cultural and artistic movement in France from the late 15th century to the early 17th century
- François, son of Jean, decorating the hunting room. He was condemned to exile, accused of the murder of Pierre Bermondet.
- Claude, his son, decorated the Hercules room. He was a comrade in arms of the constable Anne de Montmorency, and was wounded and made captive at the battle of Saint-Quentin in 1557. The Constable of France (connétable de France from Latin comes stabuli for " Count of the stables" as the First Officer of the Crown was one Anne de Montmorency duc de Montmorency, KG ( March 15, 1493 &ndash November 12, 1567) was a French soldier statesman The Spanish won a significant victory over the French in the Battle of Saint-Quentin ( 1557) during the Franco-Habsburg War ( 1551
- Françoise-Athenaïs de Rochechouart, also known as Madame de Montespan, was the favourite of Louis XIV. Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart marquise de Montespan ( October 5, 1641 &ndash May 27, 1707) better known as Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart marquise de Montespan ( October 5, 1641 &ndash May 27, 1707) better known as In historical writings when used in reference to a person favourite ( British English and the English of Commonwealth Countries or favorite ( American Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent
- During the Reign of Terror, viscountess Marie-Victoire de Rochechouart was arrested and imprisoned in Paris, where she was guillotined in 1794. Saint justjpg|thumbnail|200px| Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just]] The Reign of Terror' (5 September 1793 &ndash 28 July 1794 or simply The Terror (la Terreur was Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
- General-Count Louis-Victor-Léon de Rochechouart has fought during napoleonic wars. He took part in Russian and French Campaigns, and also Berezina Battle. Governor of Paris (1814-1821), he sold the Castle to the general council of Haute-Vienne in 1936.
- His lineage represents today the Viscounts dinasty.
Today
Nowadays the castle houses the subprefecture buildings, and since 1985 the museum of contemporary art where one can admire the works of Dadaist artist, Raoul Hausmann, and works of international artists from the 1960s to today, such as Giuseppe Penone, Arte Povera, Christian Boltanski or Tony Cragg. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. For other meanings see Dada (disambiguation DaDa is a Concept album by Alice Cooper, released Raoul Hausmann (July 12 1886 &ndash February 1 1971 was an Austrian artist and writer Giuseppe Penone (born April 3 1947, Garessio, Italy) is one of the most important Italian Artists. The term Arte Povera (Italian for "Poor Art" was introduced by the Italian Art critic and Curator, Germano Celant, in 1967 Christian Boltanski (born September 6, 1944) is a French photographer sculptor self-proclaimed painter and installation artist Tony Cragg (born 1949 is a British -born sculptor. Cragg was born in Liverpool; following a period of work as a
It is also possible to visit the hunting room where multicoloured frescos from the beginning of sixteenth century are displayed, and the Hercules room decorated with murals in grisaille from the mid-sixteenth century. Fresco (plural either frescos or frescoes) is any of several related Painting types done on Plaster on walls or Grisaille (grĭ-zī' -zāl' French: gris, grey French pronunciation /ɡʁi In the main courtyard one can admire the gallery supported by twisted columns. For alternative meanings of the word "court" see Court (disambiguation.
Château de Rochechouart is 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
- Ministry of Culture database entry for Château de Rochechouart (French)
- Ministry of Culture photos
- French site
- This article was initially translated from the Wikipedia article Château de Rochechouart, specifically from this version. This is a list of Castles in France, arranged by Region and Department. Château de Rochechouart is a thirteenth century French Castle, located at the top of the confluence of the Grêne and Vayres rivers in the commune
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic