Le Château des Rois ducs (also known as Château de Sauveterre) is a castle in the commune of Sauveterre-la-Lémance in the Lot-et-Garonne département of France.[1]
| Château des Rois duc | |
|---|---|
| Sauveterre-la-Lémance, Lot-et-Garonne in France | |
 Château des Rois ducs | |
  Château des Rois duc | |
| Coordinates | 44°35′28″N 1°01′09″E / 44.5911°N 1.0193°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Private[1][2] |
| Condition | Restored |
| Site history | |
| Built | 13 and 16th centuries |
History
editIt was constructed at the end of the 13th century by Edward I of England on one of the principal routes between Périgord and Agenais. During the Hundred Years' War, it became a centrepiece in the Anglo-French war of attrition. It was burned in 1789 during the French Revolution.
It was bought by the aviator Jean Mermoz[3] in 1936, less than a year before his death. He had seen the castle from the air. After his death, the castle was abandoned and became the property of the commune until it was sold in the 1980s.[4]
The castle in its entirety, as well as its grounds and moat, have been classified as historical monuments since 19 September 2003. It is privately owned.[1]
Description
editBuilt on a rocky outcrop, it overlooks the valleys of the Lémance and the Sendroux. It is located not far from Périgord Noir (Dordogne) and Quercy (Lot).
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c Base Mérimée: Château de Sauveterre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: forteresse dite Château des rois-ducs, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Un village au cœur de la préhistoire", Le Petit Bleu d'Agen, 27 May 2018 (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Visiter Sauveterre-la-Lémance, SauveTerre Musée de Préhistoire website (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
Bibliography
edit- Philippe Tholin, "Le château de Sauveterre-la-Lémance", p. 371-377, in La vallée de la Lémance et sa région, Revue d'histoire de Lot-et-Garonne et de l'ancien Agenois, Académie des sciences, lettres et arts d'Agen, July–September 2006, vol 133(3) (in French)
- Georges Tholin, "Le château de Sauveterre-la-Lémance", Revue de l'Agenais, 1897, vol 23, pp. 193–200 (in French)
- Stéphane Capot, "091 - Sauveterre-la-Lémance, château et bourg féodal, Le Festin", series Le Lot-et-Garonne en 101 sites et monuments, 2014, pp. 118–119 ISBN 978-2-36062-103-3 (in French)
External links
editMinistry of Culture listings for
- Base Mérimée: Château de Sauveterre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château des Rois ducs, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Château des Rois ducs on Castleland.com (in French)
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