Château de Clisson
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The Clisson Castle ( Château de Clisson French, Breton: fort Klison ) in the Breton town of Clisson is the ancestral seat of the House Clisson.
History
At times an independent Brittany Castle in Clisson was one of the important border installations of the Duchy at a road junction to the Anjou and Poitou. The first lords of Clisson occupied the place probably at the beginning of the 11th century, they are first mentioned in 1040. Clisson soon became a mighty castle, which included 23 parishes.
The largest part of today's castle dates from the 13th century. Guillaume de Clisson she left on a rocky outcrop above the Sevre Nantaise build, in the form of an irregular polygon with cylindrical towers and the neighboring plateau by a shallow trench isolated. In the 14th century, Olivier III added. de Clisson the gatehouse into a large rectangular donjon.
In the 15th century the fortifications were renewed in order to make them useful for the artillery. In the second half of the same century, the entrance was rebuilt and extended the curtain and complemented by a barbican. At the same time, the castle was enlarged westward through a rectangular courtyard of nearly 100 meters in length, which was provided with towers and casemates for the artillery.
After 1420 the castle became the property of the Dukes of Brittany. She became one of the favorite residences of the Duke Francis II, who in 1474 married Marguerite de Foix here. He built a second wall, which was also provided with towers for artillery. Around 1590 the Huguenot wars required the construction of three terraced bastions on the south side. Three lines of defense in protecting the plant since then.
In the 17th century the two semi-circular towers to the foundation of the castle collapsed. Up to this time it was the residence of Avaugour family, the descendants of François I. dAvaugour, an illegitimate son of Duke Francis II
During the Vendeeraufstands town and castle were burned by the soldiers Jean -Baptiste adhesive. 1807 bought François -Frédéric Lemot the castle with the aim to get them.