The Marthon family was descended from the Montbrons, grandchildren of the count of Angoulême, Audouin II. This seigneury existed from the 10th century.
During the Hundred Years' War, the lords of Marthon remained loyal to the king of France. On the night of 5/6 May 1347, the English surprised the castle and set it on fire, ravaging all of the castellanery.
Architectureedit
The castle was built as a polygonal enceinte dominated by a square keep in the south-west corner.[2] Its construction dates from the 12th or 13th century.[1] Living accommodation was built against the north face of the tower. A turret has disappeared.
The castle had a Gothic chapel with two floors - the lower served as a shelter for pilgrims and the upper was reserved for the lord.
In 1960, the keep was reduced in height by a metre.
château, marthon, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chateau de Marthon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Chateau de Marthon is a ruined castle in the commune of Marthon in the Charente departement of France Only the keep remains 1 Keep and former castle courtyard Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Marthon family was descended from the Montbrons grandchildren of the count of Angouleme Audouin II This seigneury existed from the 10th century During the Hundred Years War the lords of Marthon remained loyal to the king of France On the night of 5 6 May 1347 the English surprised the castle and set it on fire ravaging all of the castellanery Architecture editThe castle was built as a polygonal enceinte dominated by a square keep in the south west corner 2 Its construction dates from the 12th or 13th century 1 Living accommodation was built against the north face of the tower A turret has disappeared The castle had a Gothic chapel with two floors the lower served as a shelter for pilgrims and the upper was reserved for the lord In 1960 the keep was reduced in height by a metre It has been listed since 1928 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture 1 See also editList of castles in FranceGallery edit nbsp View from the village nbsp nbsp View from south east nbsp View from north nbsp Interior of the keep nbsp Cupola inside the keepReferences edit a b c Base Merimee Vieille Tour Ministere francais de la Culture in French Jules Martin Buchey Geographie historique et communale de la Charente Chateauneuf 1914 1917 reprinted Bruno Sepulchre Paris 1984 p 234 in French Chateaux manoirs logis la Charente editions Patrimoines et medias 1993 ISBN 2 910137 05 8External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Donjon de Marthon Base Merimee Chateau de Marthon Ministere francais de la Culture in French 45 36 45 N 0 26 44 E 45 61250 N 0 44556 E 45 61250 0 44556 nbsp This article about a castle or chateau in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau de Marthon amp oldid 1188677160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
