Château de Vissec
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The Château
de Vissec is a castle
located in the commune
of Vissec
in the Gard
département of France
.
. We owe its origin to lands and castle
of the same name at the end of the dioceses of Lodève
and Alais
. The former Lords
of Vissec added to the titles of their land, the quality of powerful Lords. This title was worn by three bishops in the 14th century and was especially illustrated by the family Vissec de Latude.
On November 2, 1570, Jacques de Montfaucon, Lord
of Vissec, presiding over the court of the helps of Montpellier
, becomes First Consul and attends the general States of the province to Beaucaire.
Vissec depends on the barony of Hierle.
August 27, 1628, duke of Rohan
gives the order to Fulcran II d' Assas to raze to the ground the castle, the houses of the village of Vissec and the mill of Foux.
In September, learning that the auctioning of the rasement gave nothing, he orders the viguerie of Vigan to send one called Carrier with 60 soldiers and 120 pioneers and masons.
On December 22, 1628, Carrier demands the payment of all the expenses of his troop which stayed in Vissec until whole demolition.
If ramparts and defensive points were thrown, Christophe de Montfaucon, baron of Vissec, baron of Hierle can again live in what remains buildings.
Pierre de Montfaucon has the fortress repaired by 1646.
On July 22, 1654, Pierre de Montfaucon and his band are condemned to death, further to all their exactions (murders, rapes, plunders). September 15, 1655, rasement of the fortifications of Vissec is added to this condemnation, and the filling of ditches. The dismantling takes place from 26 till 28 June 1656, but Pierre de Montfaucon always runs. He is arrested in 1660 and imprisoned in the Apartment house in Paris
. In 1668, He is released thanks to the intervention of the prince of Conti, Louis Armand Ier de Bourbon-Conti
.
Anne-Jacquette du Faur de Pibrac, the second wife of Pierre manages Vissec, for her husband, then for her son Michel. Michel de Montfaucon, marquess of Vissec, baron of Hierle lives in Vigan, but also stays at Vissec, in the part of the feudal
castle, reorganized in manor house, (by his mother?) confronting at sunset the place which had to be the place of the primitive church, endowed with a sauveté, destroyed probably in 1628.
In the death of Anne de Crouzet, widow of Michel Marc Antoine Caesar de Montfaucon, in 1762, Jean de la Tour du Pin de Gouvernet, parent remote from the deceased, inherits possessions and titles of Vissec, by replacement.
In 1792, the possessions belonging to Alexandre-César de la Tour du Pin, marquess of Vissec become national possessions. The castle is plundered, we remove any tracks of blazons, we kick down doors, as well as the parquets of the first floor. Lots are established for the auctioning of the domain. Mister Jean-Jacques Capion, solicitor in Vigan, buys them all except one, who exclusively consists of lands and who is bought by inhabitants of Vissec.
On October 7, 1862, Louis-Eugène Capion, owner in Vigan, sells to Joseph Bourrier, owner to Roquenouze, municipality of Vissec, a small domain situated to Vissec understanding a house with stable
and dependences, mentioned so in the bill of sale, previously called the castle, a small independent stable, the ruins of the former castle, a ploughable land below the road face to face of the house known indicated an adjacent vineyardaudit field, a field mulberry trees and pear trees in the ground of Peyssel, in brief all the lands which the salesman possesses in the municipality of Vissec but independents nevertheless of the domain of Roquenouze.
Château
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de Vissec is a castle
Castle
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located in the commune
Communes of France
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of Vissec
Vissec
Vissec is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-External links:...
in the Gard
Gard
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département of France
France
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.
History
The House of Vissec is one of the most ancient and of the most considerable of LanguedocLanguedoc
Languedoc is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyrénées. It had an area of approximately 42,700 km² .-Geographical Extent:The traditional...
. We owe its origin to lands and castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
of the same name at the end of the dioceses of Lodève
Lodève
Lodève is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:...
and Alais
Alès
Alès is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as Alais.-Geography:...
. The former Lords
Lords
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of Vissec added to the titles of their land, the quality of powerful Lords. This title was worn by three bishops in the 14th century and was especially illustrated by the family Vissec de Latude.
On November 2, 1570, Jacques de Montfaucon, Lord
Lord
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of Vissec, presiding over the court of the helps of Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, becomes First Consul and attends the general States of the province to Beaucaire.
Vissec depends on the barony of Hierle.
August 27, 1628, duke of Rohan
Henri, duc de Rohan
Henri de Rohan, Viscount then Duke of Rohan , later duke of Rohan, French soldier, writer and leader of the Huguenots, was born at the Château de Blain , in Brittany....
gives the order to Fulcran II d' Assas to raze to the ground the castle, the houses of the village of Vissec and the mill of Foux.
In September, learning that the auctioning of the rasement gave nothing, he orders the viguerie of Vigan to send one called Carrier with 60 soldiers and 120 pioneers and masons.
On December 22, 1628, Carrier demands the payment of all the expenses of his troop which stayed in Vissec until whole demolition.
If ramparts and defensive points were thrown, Christophe de Montfaucon, baron of Vissec, baron of Hierle can again live in what remains buildings.
Pierre de Montfaucon has the fortress repaired by 1646.
On July 22, 1654, Pierre de Montfaucon and his band are condemned to death, further to all their exactions (murders, rapes, plunders). September 15, 1655, rasement of the fortifications of Vissec is added to this condemnation, and the filling of ditches. The dismantling takes place from 26 till 28 June 1656, but Pierre de Montfaucon always runs. He is arrested in 1660 and imprisoned in the Apartment house in Paris
Paris
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. In 1668, He is released thanks to the intervention of the prince of Conti, Louis Armand Ier de Bourbon-Conti
Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti
Louis Armand I de Bourbon was Prince of Conti from 1666 to his death, succeeding his father, Armand de Bourbon. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a Prince du Sang....
.
Anne-Jacquette du Faur de Pibrac, the second wife of Pierre manages Vissec, for her husband, then for her son Michel. Michel de Montfaucon, marquess of Vissec, baron of Hierle lives in Vigan, but also stays at Vissec, in the part of the feudal
Feudalism
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castle, reorganized in manor house, (by his mother?) confronting at sunset the place which had to be the place of the primitive church, endowed with a sauveté, destroyed probably in 1628.
In the death of Anne de Crouzet, widow of Michel Marc Antoine Caesar de Montfaucon, in 1762, Jean de la Tour du Pin de Gouvernet, parent remote from the deceased, inherits possessions and titles of Vissec, by replacement.
In 1792, the possessions belonging to Alexandre-César de la Tour du Pin, marquess of Vissec become national possessions. The castle is plundered, we remove any tracks of blazons, we kick down doors, as well as the parquets of the first floor. Lots are established for the auctioning of the domain. Mister Jean-Jacques Capion, solicitor in Vigan, buys them all except one, who exclusively consists of lands and who is bought by inhabitants of Vissec.
On October 7, 1862, Louis-Eugène Capion, owner in Vigan, sells to Joseph Bourrier, owner to Roquenouze, municipality of Vissec, a small domain situated to Vissec understanding a house with stable
Stable
A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals...
and dependences, mentioned so in the bill of sale, previously called the castle, a small independent stable, the ruins of the former castle, a ploughable land below the road face to face of the house known indicated an adjacent vineyardaudit field, a field mulberry trees and pear trees in the ground of Peyssel, in brief all the lands which the salesman possesses in the municipality of Vissec but independents nevertheless of the domain of Roquenouze.
Castleowners
- from 1668 to 1762 The Montfaucon, baron then marquis de Vissec.
- from 1762 to 1792 The Latour du Pin, marquis de Vissec.
- from 1792 to 1862 The Capion.
- from 1862 today The Bourrier.