Château de Vixouze

The Vixouze Castle (French Château de Vixouze ) is a medieval castle in the French commune in the Cantal Polminhac the Auvergne region.

The entire castle, including the kitchen, dining room, the hall on the first floor of the dungeon, the hall on the second floor with a monumental fireplace, the room with pilasters, the room in the north room, the chapel and the bakery were on 7 November 2000 classified as a monument historique and are thus protected monument.

Description

The central square defensive tower dates from the 13th century. In the 15th century this tower was rebuilt, the stairs date from this period. The tower is on the ground floor and the first floor square rooms and an attic. A barn is dated to the year 1613. Two wings and the boundary wall dating from the year 1719. Chapel and the baking chamber dates from the 17th century. The fountain at the entrance of the castle, was created a work of the 19th century after 1811.

History

Vixoue for the first time 930 described as a villa in a donation by Bernard de Carlat Viscount of Carlat to the abbot of Conques. villa mea que vocatur Vidditiosa

According to a report from 1267, the castle is a castle Vixouze designed with a tower and is referred to as a castle. The Hundred Years' War Vixouze is heavily damaged and rebuilt in the 15th century.

Family Vixouze

  • Guillelmi and Henrici de Vicsozas the two brothers contributed 1267 the tower and the castle of the Viscount of Carlat as a fief to
  • Peyre de Vixouze, ruled over Vixouze
  • His daughter married around 1380 with Aldebert or Audebert Brunenc and brought her feud Vixouze in the family of known as troubadour Hugues Brunnenc ( song about Galiane d' Aurillac) a.

Family Brunnenc

  • Ramon Brunnenc or in French, Raymond Brunet, Lord of Vixouze, handed the property to continue:
  • Guiral Brunenc de Vixouze, Lord of Vixouse, bought the castle Comblat. He was commander of the castle Turland in 1470 was succeeded by his son.:
  • Jacques de Brunenc Vixouze, Lord of Vixouze and Comblat. He was a vassal of Jacques d' Armagnac, Vicomte de Carlat.

Family Pagès de Vixouze

  • Louise de Comblat Blaise Pagès married from Rigal, Lord of Espeils, and brought Vixouze as a dowry. From this marriage came:
  • Françoise Pagès, was born on July 16, 1636 with Paul Lacarrière (* 1604), since July 22, 1599 deputy governor of Carladès, married.
  • Blaise Pagès, Lord of Vixouze and Les Huttes. Its offspring:
  • Antoine de Pagès Vixouze First Consul of Aurillac, married on April 25, 1736, in Aurillac with Madeleine Boudet, daughter of Guillaume, Lord of Senilhe, and of Marguerite de Cambefort MAZIC. They had seven children including:
  • François -Xavier Pagès de Vixouze, (1745-1802), French journalist and Jacobin, who founded the newspaper Cantalist to stand up for the ideals of the French Revolution. From him several works have received about this time. In 1767 he married Catherine in Italy Justine Breu, the couple divorced in 1793 in Aurillac. He married his second wife Lacarrière de La Tour. From his marriage with Justine Breu came his daughter and heir:
  • Catherine - Rose- Euphrosine Pagès de Vixouze, married on April 24, 1787 in Aurillac with the royal lawyer Jean -François Malroux - Désaurières. She had two daughters: Eugène Malroux - Désaurières
  • Amélie Malroux - Désaurières.

Family Dessauret d' Auliac

  • Amélie -Anne -Catherine Malroux - Desaurières, heiress of Vixouze, married to Pierre d' Dessauret Auliac (1787-1868), mayor of Saint -Flour. They had an heir:
  • Pierre -Charles d' Dessauret Auliac died at Castle Vixouze in 1882.

The Castle of Vixouze was sold in 1913 by the heirs.

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