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Château de la Motte-Husson

October 31, 2023

Not to be confused with Château de la Motte.

The Château de la Motte-Husson is a Neo-Renaissance style château. It is located in the small market town of Martigné-sur-Mayenne, in the Mayenne département of France. The château is currently owned by Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel. It is the setting for the Channel 4 programme Escape to the Chateau.

Château de la Motte-Husson
Front façade of the château in June 2019
Location of the château in France
General information
Architectural styleNeo-Renaissance
LocationMartigné-sur-Mayenne, Mayenne, France
AddressChâteau de la Motte-Husson, 49730 Mayenne, France
Coordinates48°12′54″N 0°40′05″W / 48.2150890°N 0.6680870°W / 48.2150890; -0.6680870
Current tenantsDick Strawbridge and Angela Newman
Construction started1868
Completed1874
Height25m
Website
thechateau.tv

History edit

From the 12th to 14th centuries, the site of the château was located within the parish of La Motte and was a fortified stronghold.[1] Henri de Husson received the land as concession from Jeanne "La Voyère d'Aron" in 1394.[2] The Husson family, seigneurs (lords) of Montgiroux around 1406, gave their name to the château de la Motte-Husson, or Husson Castle.[3]

The Baglion de la Dufferie family[4] (a French branch of the Baglioni family of Perugia)[5] acquired the estate in 1600.[3] The castle was rebuilt in the enclosure of the old square moat. It consisted of a kitchen, cellar, 4 or 5 bedrooms per top, attic above, a chapel, a portal for a drawbridge, a bedroom on the said portal, a dovecote, on the whole, covered with slates, behind a small courtyard, ditches and moats around the courtyards, a kennel near the gate.[6]

As of 1824, land records show the structures, referred to as "La Motte Château", still being intact, with the moat surrounding the fort.[citation needed]

The current façade is reflective of the efforts of Countess Louise-Dorothée de Baglion de la Dufferie (1826–1902), who told her husband that she wanted a grand residence built on the site of the fort.[1] The new structure would be flanked by two large towers, known as 'pepper shakers', and with a double-ramped staircase, five floors and 47 rooms[7] with separate private suites for Master and Lady, with servant quarters on the second floor and attic space. The château is surrounded by the old square moat, with a walled garden,[8] stable-block,[9] an orangery,[8] and 12 acres (4.9 ha) of parkland. The original plans and invoices for the building still exist and are on display within the château. In 2021, Strawbridge estimated that "it would cost the best part of £1 million to do the same build today".[10]

Countess Louise-Dorothée de Baglion de la Dufferie's main residence was near Nantes,[3] about 160 kilometres (99 mi) to the southwest, and the family decided to spend winters in the milder maritime climate, with the château serving as a summer retreat for the family.[11] It had been passed down through generations of the Baglion family. Latterly, Guy de Baglion de la Dufferie had received the title to it in 1954 from Xavier Marie Octave, Count de Baglion de la Dufferie and his wife, Elisabeth Marie Joseph Marthe Charlotte Treton de Vaujuas de Langan, as a part of a dowry. Following his death in 1999, it passed to his wife and children.[3] The château remained unoccupied for nearly 40 years when it was put up for sale in 2015.[12]

Renovation edit

In 2015, the estate was sold by the Baglion de la Dufferie family to British television presenter Dick Strawbridge and his partner Angela for £280,000.[7] At the time of sale, the château had no basic electricity, sewerage, or heating.[13]

Over the following years, the couple, along with their children and Angela's parents, restored the property and the outlying buildings with the help of friends, family, and numerous fans of the show who have paid up to £75 a head to help with renovations.[7] Additional funding for the project has come from a television series called Escape to the Chateau, broadcast on the British channel Channel 4 and devoted to recording the renovation, reuse, and upgrading of the château into a home and family business.[1]

Some members of the de Baglion family still live in the area. In 2021, Dick Strawbridge said about them: "They have been nothing but welcoming and continued to maintain the property even after we had paid our deposit".[14]

A full nine seasons were filmed, with the ninth and final season starting to air in the UK on 30 October 2022. The decision to cancel was made with the agreement of Dick and Angel Strawbridge.[15]

Legend of the wolf edit

Legend has it that the region's last wolf was shot from a window of the château.[16] For many years a stuffed wolf sat at the top of the staircase. It was removed before the sale of the château, and its current location is unclear. In 2015, Angel secretly designed and ordered a new replica taxidermy-like wolf as wedding gift for her husband that would add to the character of the château and bring that tale to life. It has pride of place on the landing at the top of the stairs.[16]

Successive owners edit

Former domain of Motte-Husson (pre-19th century) edit

  • Before 1600 - François de la Chapelle, Lord of Poillé, la Troussière, Fléchigné, and de la Motte-Husson.[6]
  • 1600 - Jacquine de la Dufferie, wife of nobleman Jehan Le Cornu Lord of la Marye.[6]
  • Before 1611 - Gilles de Baglion de La Dufferie (1582 – 1639),[17] Knight, Lord of la Dufferie, d'Hierré, de la Marie, de la Motte-Husson.[18][19]
  • 1667 - François de Baglion de La Dufferie (1611–1678),[20] Squire, Lord of la Motte-Husson.[21]
  • 1678 - Jacques de Baglion de La Dufferie (1649–1696), Knight, Count of la Motte, Lord of la Motte-Husson, de Laigné, de Cissé.[18]
  • 1696 - Jacques-Francois de Baglion de La Dufferie (1688–1728), Knight, Count of la Motte, Baron of Poçé and Marçon, and patron of Saint-Georges Church in Martigné-sur-Mayenne.
  • 1728 - Jacques-Bertrand-René-Olivier de Baglion de La Dufferie (1712–1752), Squire, Baron de Poçé and de Marçon, Lord of Martigné, de la Motte-Husson.[22]
  • 1752 - Jacques-Bertrand II de Baglion de La Dufferie (1751–1807), Knight, Marquis, Lord patron and founder of the church and parish of Martigné, de la Motte-Husson.
  • 1807 - Jacques-Bertrand-François Baglion de La Dufferie (1777–1848), Marquis.

Château de la Motte-Husson (since 19th century) edit

Images edit

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    Château de la Motte-Husson (c. 1910)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Chilton, Louis (2019-11-24). "Escape to the Chateau: can you rent it and stay there?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. ^ "Patrimoine" (in French). Martigne.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  3. ^ a b c d "L'Histoire – By Dick Strawbridge". Thechateau.tv. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  4. ^ "Baglion de la Dufferie". www.baglion.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  5. ^ Bulletin de la Société héraldique et genéalogique de France (in French). Paris: Société héraldique et genéalogique de France. 1879. p. 541. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Maine Historical and Archaeological Society, Maine Historical and Archaeological Review, G. Fleury & A. Dangin (Mamers),1889 (read online [ archive ]), p.321, 322
  7. ^ a b c "Family swap East London flat for fairytale chateau in France". Stuff.co.nz. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  8. ^ a b Jessica Jonzen (2016-07-24). "How it feels to ... swap a flat for a chateau | The Sunday Times Magazine". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  9. ^ "TV star Strawbridge swaps London flat for sumptuous 45-room chateau in France". Belfasttelegraph.
  10. ^ "Dick Strawbridge details staggering seven-figure sum to rebuild Escape to the Chateau home". Express. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  11. ^ "L'Histoire - By Dick Strawbridge - Chateau de la Motte Husson". Chateau de la Motte Husson. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  12. ^ Boudicca Fox-Leonard (2016-06-04). "We bought a crumbling French château - but restoring it was no fairytale". The Telegraph. Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  13. ^ "Going Out: Dynamic duo Dick and Angel Strawbridge's fairy-tale castle in France | Metro Newspaper UK". Metro.news. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  14. ^ "Boxing Day sales Dick Strawbridge sets record straight on Baglion family and Escape To The Chateau". Express. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Castle life: what's next for Escape to the Chateau's Dick and Angel?". The Guardian. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  16. ^ a b Tarasin, India. "5 times Angel and Dick were couple goals | Lifestyle". www.lifestyle.com.au. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  17. ^ "Gilles III. De Baglion de la Dufferie".
  18. ^ a b Baglion's house - genealogy" [archive], on baglion.com
  19. ^ M. Le Paige, Topographic Dictionary, Genealogical History And ... of the province of Maine, Volume 2 (read online [archive]), p. 291, 292
  20. ^ "Généalogie de François de BAGLION de la DUFFERIE".
  21. ^ Gustave Chaix d'Est-Ange (1863-1923), Dictionary of ancient or notable French families at the end of the 19th century. II. Aub-Bar, impr. by C. Hérissey (Évreux), 1903–1929 (read online [archive]), p. 197, 198
  22. ^ Grosse-Duperon, Albert (1838-1924), The Duchy of Mayenne: confession of April 11, 1669, Impr. from Poirier frères (Mayenne),1904 (read online [archive]), p. 82
  23. ^ a b Base Léonore - civil status, birth of the son, Charles Joseph Robert de Baglion de la Dufferie. » [ Archive ], on culture.gouv.fr
  24. ^ Directory of castles and departments: 40,000 names & addresses of the aristocracy, the high life, the foreign colony, the political world, the judiciary, the army, the clergy, sciences, letters and fine arts, of all the owners of the castles of France, etc. etc., with descriptive, anecdotal & illustrations, A. La Fare (Paris),1899 (read online [ archive ]), p. 1135
  25. ^ Directory of castles and departments: 40,000 names & addresses of the aristocracy, the high life, the foreign colony, the political world, the judiciary, the army, the clergy, sciences, letters and fine arts, of all the owners of the castles of France, etc. etc., with descriptive, anecdotal & illustrations, A. La Fare (Paris),1932 (read online [ archive ]), p. 72
  26. ^ "Home of Escape to the Chateau!". Thechateau.tv. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Maison de Baglion (in French)
  • Baglion de la Dufferie (in French)

October 31, 2023
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Not to be confused with Chateau de la Motte The Chateau de la Motte Husson is a Neo Renaissance style chateau It is located in the small market town of Martigne sur Mayenne in the Mayenne departement of France The chateau is currently owned by Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel It is the setting for the Channel 4 programme Escape to the Chateau Chateau de la Motte HussonFront facade of the chateau in June 2019Location of the chateau in FranceGeneral informationArchitectural styleNeo RenaissanceLocationMartigne sur Mayenne Mayenne FranceAddressChateau de la Motte Husson 49730 Mayenne FranceCoordinates48 12 54 N 0 40 05 W 48 2150890 N 0 6680870 W 48 2150890 0 6680870Current tenantsDick Strawbridge and Angela NewmanConstruction started1868Completed1874Height25mWebsitethechateau wbr tv Contents 1 History 2 Renovation 3 Legend of the wolf 4 Successive owners 4 1 Former domain of Motte Husson pre 19th century 4 2 Chateau de la Motte Husson since 19th century 5 Images 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editFrom the 12th to 14th centuries the site of the chateau was located within the parish of La Motte and was a fortified stronghold 1 Henri de Husson received the land as concession from Jeanne La Voyere d Aron in 1394 2 The Husson family seigneurs lords of Montgiroux around 1406 gave their name to the chateau de la Motte Husson or Husson Castle 3 The Baglion de la Dufferie family 4 a French branch of the Baglioni family of Perugia 5 acquired the estate in 1600 3 The castle was rebuilt in the enclosure of the old square moat It consisted of a kitchen cellar 4 or 5 bedrooms per top attic above a chapel a portal for a drawbridge a bedroom on the said portal a dovecote on the whole covered with slates behind a small courtyard ditches and moats around the courtyards a kennel near the gate 6 As of 1824 land records show the structures referred to as La Motte Chateau still being intact with the moat surrounding the fort citation needed The current facade is reflective of the efforts of Countess Louise Dorothee de Baglion de la Dufferie 1826 1902 who told her husband that she wanted a grand residence built on the site of the fort 1 The new structure would be flanked by two large towers known as pepper shakers and with a double ramped staircase five floors and 47 rooms 7 with separate private suites for Master and Lady with servant quarters on the second floor and attic space The chateau is surrounded by the old square moat with a walled garden 8 stable block 9 an orangery 8 and 12 acres 4 9 ha of parkland The original plans and invoices for the building still exist and are on display within the chateau In 2021 Strawbridge estimated that it would cost the best part of 1 million to do the same build today 10 Countess Louise Dorothee de Baglion de la Dufferie s main residence was near Nantes 3 about 160 kilometres 99 mi to the southwest and the family decided to spend winters in the milder maritime climate with the chateau serving as a summer retreat for the family 11 It had been passed down through generations of the Baglion family Latterly Guy de Baglion de la Dufferie had received the title to it in 1954 from Xavier Marie Octave Count de Baglion de la Dufferie and his wife Elisabeth Marie Joseph Marthe Charlotte Treton de Vaujuas de Langan as a part of a dowry Following his death in 1999 it passed to his wife and children 3 The chateau remained unoccupied for nearly 40 years when it was put up for sale in 2015 12 Renovation editIn 2015 the estate was sold by the Baglion de la Dufferie family to British television presenter Dick Strawbridge and his partner Angela for 280 000 7 At the time of sale the chateau had no basic electricity sewerage or heating 13 Over the following years the couple along with their children and Angela s parents restored the property and the outlying buildings with the help of friends family and numerous fans of the show who have paid up to 75 a head to help with renovations 7 Additional funding for the project has come from a television series called Escape to the Chateau broadcast on the British channel Channel 4 and devoted to recording the renovation reuse and upgrading of the chateau into a home and family business 1 Some members of the de Baglion family still live in the area In 2021 Dick Strawbridge said about them They have been nothing but welcoming and continued to maintain the property even after we had paid our deposit 14 A full nine seasons were filmed with the ninth and final season starting to air in the UK on 30 October 2022 The decision to cancel was made with the agreement of Dick and Angel Strawbridge 15 Legend of the wolf editLegend has it that the region s last wolf was shot from a window of the chateau 16 For many years a stuffed wolf sat at the top of the staircase It was removed before the sale of the chateau and its current location is unclear In 2015 Angel secretly designed and ordered a new replica taxidermy like wolf as wedding gift for her husband that would add to the character of the chateau and bring that tale to life It has pride of place on the landing at the top of the stairs 16 Successive owners editFormer domain of Motte Husson pre 19th century edit Before 1600 Francois de la Chapelle Lord of Poille la Troussiere Flechigne and de la Motte Husson 6 1600 Jacquine de la Dufferie wife of nobleman Jehan Le Cornu Lord of la Marye 6 Before 1611 Gilles de Baglion de La Dufferie 1582 1639 17 Knight Lord of la Dufferie d Hierre de la Marie de la Motte Husson 18 19 1667 Francois de Baglion de La Dufferie 1611 1678 20 Squire Lord of la Motte Husson 21 1678 Jacques de Baglion de La Dufferie 1649 1696 Knight Count of la Motte Lord of la Motte Husson de Laigne de Cisse 18 1696 Jacques Francois de Baglion de La Dufferie 1688 1728 Knight Count of la Motte Baron of Poce and Marcon and patron of Saint Georges Church in Martigne sur Mayenne 1728 Jacques Bertrand Rene Olivier de Baglion de La Dufferie 1712 1752 Squire Baron de Poce and de Marcon Lord of Martigne de la Motte Husson 22 1752 Jacques Bertrand II de Baglion de La Dufferie 1751 1807 Knight Marquis Lord patron and founder of the church and parish of Martigne de la Motte Husson 1807 Jacques Bertrand Francois Baglion de La Dufferie 1777 1848 Marquis Chateau de la Motte Husson since 19th century edit 1848 Count Jacques Octave Marie de Baglion de la Dufferie 1818 1888 Chatelain de la Motte Husson in Martigne 23 wife in 1848 Louise Dorothe de Longueval D Haraucourt 1826 1902 1888 Charles Joseph Robert de Baglion de la Dufferie 1850 1916 Marquis Officier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor 23 1899 Viscount and Viscountess J de Baglion de la Dufferie 24 1932 Count Louis Ernest Jules de Baglion de la Dufferie 1854 1941 25 1954 Count Guy de Baglion de la Dufferie 1999 Baglion de la Dufferie family 2015 Lieutenant Colonel Richard Strawbridge MBE and Angela Newman Angel Adoree 26 Images edit nbsp Chateau de la Motte Husson c 1910 See also editChateaux of the Loire Valley List of castles in FranceReferences edit a b c Chilton Louis 2019 11 24 Escape to the Chateau can you rent it and stay there Radio Times Retrieved 2020 01 21 Patrimoine in French Martigne com Retrieved 2020 01 21 a b c d L Histoire By Dick Strawbridge Thechateau tv Retrieved 2020 01 21 Baglion de la Dufferie www baglion com Retrieved 2020 02 05 Bulletin de la Societe heraldique et genealogique de France in French Paris Societe heraldique et genealogique de France 1879 p 541 Retrieved 4 February 2020 a b c Maine Historical and Archaeological Society Maine Historical and Archaeological Review G Fleury amp A Dangin Mamers 1889 read online archive p 321 322 a b c Family swap East London flat for fairytale chateau in France Stuff co nz 2016 08 01 Retrieved 2020 01 21 a b Jessica Jonzen 2016 07 24 How it feels to swap a flat for a chateau The Sunday Times Magazine The Sunday Times Retrieved 2020 01 21 TV star Strawbridge swaps London flat for sumptuous 45 room chateau in France Belfasttelegraph Dick Strawbridge details staggering seven figure sum to rebuild Escape to the Chateau home Express 11 March 2021 Retrieved 27 December 2022 L Histoire By Dick Strawbridge Chateau de la Motte Husson Chateau de la Motte Husson Retrieved 2018 11 09 Boudicca Fox Leonard 2016 06 04 We bought a crumbling French chateau but restoring it was no fairytale The Telegraph Telegraph co uk Retrieved 2020 01 21 Going Out Dynamic duo Dick and Angel Strawbridge s fairy tale castle in France Metro Newspaper UK Metro news 2019 10 08 Retrieved 2020 01 21 Boxing Day sales Dick Strawbridge sets record straight on Baglion family and Escape To The Chateau Express 20 January 2021 Retrieved 27 December 2022 Castle life what s next for Escape to the Chateau s Dick and Angel The Guardian 29 October 2022 Retrieved 27 December 2022 a b Tarasin India 5 times Angel and Dick were couple goals Lifestyle www lifestyle com au Retrieved 2020 04 07 Gilles III De Baglion de la Dufferie a b Baglion s house genealogy archive on baglion com M Le Paige Topographic Dictionary Genealogical History And of the province of Maine Volume 2 read online archive p 291 292 Genealogie de Francois de BAGLION de la DUFFERIE Gustave Chaix d Est Ange 1863 1923 Dictionary of ancient or notable French families at the end of the 19th century II Aub Bar impr by C Herissey Evreux 1903 1929 read online archive p 197 198 Grosse Duperon Albert 1838 1924 The Duchy of Mayenne confession of April 11 1669 Impr from Poirier freres Mayenne 1904 read online archive p 82 a b Base Leonore civil status birth of the son Charles Joseph Robert de Baglion de la Dufferie Archive on culture gouv fr Directory of castles and departments 40 000 names amp addresses of the aristocracy the high life the foreign colony the political world the judiciary the army the clergy sciences letters and fine arts of all the owners of the castles of France etc etc with descriptive anecdotal amp illustrations A La Fare Paris 1899 read online archive p 1135 Directory of castles and departments 40 000 names amp addresses of the aristocracy the high life the foreign colony the political world the judiciary the army the clergy sciences letters and fine arts of all the owners of the castles of France etc etc with descriptive anecdotal amp illustrations A La Fare Paris 1932 read online archive p 72 Home of Escape to the Chateau Thechateau tv Retrieved 2020 01 21 External links editOfficial website Maison de Baglion in French Baglion de la Dufferie in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau de la Motte Husson amp oldid 1157683195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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