The castle's imposing reddish schist walls are reflected in the waters of the lake which surrounds it. The front gate is reached by a bridge which spans the moat. The entry is guarded by an imposing gatehouse flanked by two narrow towers on corbelling, joined together by an old gallery with machicolations. On the right, a long almost windowless frontage, covered with a steep slate roof, ends in a hexagonal corner tower. Around the trapezoidal inner courtyard, to the right is a corps de logis of more recent vintage, undoubtedly 18th-century; and on the left stand the domestic buildings, protected by a watchtower on the exterior facade, and a small 15th-century seigneurial chapel.
Historyedit
The origin of Trécesson castle is lost in the mists of time. It was mentioned as the seat of the lords of Ploërmel and Campénéac from the 8th century. The Trécesson family is documented since the 13th century and its first known representative was the knight Jean de Trécesson, whose grandson was Constable of Brittany in the 14th century. Tradition places the construction of the site at the end of the 14th century, but it is more probable that the castle, in its present position, dates from the 15th century. At that time, around 1440, the last Trécesson heiress married Éon de Carné. He and his son François added the name of Trécesson to their own and undertook the transformation and rebuilding of the château.
The residence remained the property of the Carné-Trécesson family until 1773, when the last of that line, Agathe de Trécesson, married Rene-Joseph Le Preste de Châteaugiron. The château passed in 1793 to Nicolas Bourelle de Sivry, and subsequently to the Perrien, Montesquieu and the Prunelé families. The countess de Prunelé lives in the château today.
In June 1793, during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution, the Girondist deputy Jacques Defermon (known as Defermon des Chapelières), having signed a protest against the exclusion of the Gironde faction, was obliged to flee and took refuge in the château, where he remained hidden for over a year.
Legendsedit
Several legends are attached to the castle. The best known is that of the Dames Blanches.
château, trécesson, 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, 2. 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 Trecesson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 template removal help The Chateau de Trecesson is a medieval castle in the Brittany region of France It is located in the commune of Campeneac near the Paimpont forest and on the edge of the military camp of Coetquidan It is a private property It has been listed since 2012 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture 1 The Chateau de Trecesson in 2012 Contents 1 Architecture 2 History 3 Legends 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksArchitecture editThe castle s imposing reddish schist walls are reflected in the waters of the lake which surrounds it The front gate is reached by a bridge which spans the moat The entry is guarded by an imposing gatehouse flanked by two narrow towers on corbelling joined together by an old gallery with machicolations On the right a long almost windowless frontage covered with a steep slate roof ends in a hexagonal corner tower Around the trapezoidal inner courtyard to the right is a corps de logis of more recent vintage undoubtedly 18th century and on the left stand the domestic buildings protected by a watchtower on the exterior facade and a small 15th century seigneurial chapel History editThe origin of Trecesson castle is lost in the mists of time It was mentioned as the seat of the lords of Ploermel and Campeneac from the 8th century The Trecesson family is documented since the 13th century and its first known representative was the knight Jean de Trecesson whose grandson was Constable of Brittany in the 14th century Tradition places the construction of the site at the end of the 14th century but it is more probable that the castle in its present position dates from the 15th century At that time around 1440 the last Trecesson heiress married Eon de Carne He and his son Francois added the name of Trecesson to their own and undertook the transformation and rebuilding of the chateau The residence remained the property of the Carne Trecesson family until 1773 when the last of that line Agathe de Trecesson married Rene Joseph Le Preste de Chateaugiron The chateau passed in 1793 to Nicolas Bourelle de Sivry and subsequently to the Perrien Montesquieu and the Prunele families The countess de Prunele lives in the chateau today In June 1793 during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution the Girondist deputy Jacques Defermon known as Defermon des Chapelieres having signed a protest against the exclusion of the Gironde faction was obliged to flee and took refuge in the chateau where he remained hidden for over a year Legends editSeveral legends are attached to the castle The best known is that of the Dames Blanches See also editList of castles in FranceReferences edit Base Merimee PA00091072 Ministere francais de la Culture in French Domaine du Chateau de TrecessonExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Chateau de Trecesson at Wikimedia Commons Legends of the Joueurs fantomes and the Manoir du Pied d Anon in French 47 58 32 N 2 16 26 W 47 97556 N 2 27389 W 47 97556 2 27389 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 Trecesson amp oldid 1174596151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
