Milly-le-Meugon
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Milly-le-Meugon is a village now attached to the city of Gennes
, Maine-et-Loire
department, France. It is also the site of a castle, which also belonged to the Maillé-Brézé family, a notable family of the French nobility with close ties to King Louis XIII's powerful minister, the Cardinal Richelieu, and to King Louis XIV's first cousin le Grand Condé
.
Among this family's best-known members are Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé
and her brother, Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé
, grand maître de la navigation (an equivalent to Grand Admiral). Their father, Urbain de Maillé-Brézé
, marquis de Brézé and Marshal of France
, had married Richelieu's sister. Claire-Clémence married the Grand Condé. Her brother was one of the most heroic figures of the time; both of them were born at Milly.
The whole precincts of the castle are classified as monument historique
(historical national monument): the ruined medieval keep and walls (inner bailey) date from the 13th-14th centuries. The outer bailey main gate (partially rusticated in vermiculated fashion), the monumental stable and walls were all erected during the French Renaissance
; the later castle main building, in Italian Renaissance
style (with its gate of honor), dates partly from the late 16th century, but was completely reshaped in 1835.
Gennes, Maine-et-Loire
Gennes is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-History:Gennes was the scene of a World War II battle in June 1940, during the last stages of the Battle of France...
, Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
department, France. It is also the site of a castle, which also belonged to the Maillé-Brézé family, a notable family of the French nobility with close ties to King Louis XIII's powerful minister, the Cardinal Richelieu, and to King Louis XIV's first cousin le Grand Condé
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Prior to his father's death in 1646, he was styled the Duc d'Enghien...
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Among this family's best-known members are Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé
Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé
Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé, Princess of Condé , Princess of Condé and Duchess of Fronsac, was a French noblewoman from the Brézé family and a niece of Cardinal Richelieu...
and her brother, Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé
Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé
Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé was a French admiral.He was born in Milly-le-Meugon, in one of the most powerful French families of the time; his father was Urbain de Maillé-Brézé, marquis de Brézé, Marshal of France, his uncle Cardinal Richelieu, King Louis XIII's renowned minister, and his...
, grand maître de la navigation (an equivalent to Grand Admiral). Their father, Urbain de Maillé-Brézé
Urbain de Maillé-Brézé
Urbain de Maillé-Brézé , was a Marshal of France during the Thirty Years' War and Franco-Spanish War .- Biography :...
, marquis de Brézé and Marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
, had married Richelieu's sister. Claire-Clémence married the Grand Condé. Her brother was one of the most heroic figures of the time; both of them were born at Milly.
The whole precincts of the castle are classified as monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
(historical national monument): the ruined medieval keep and walls (inner bailey) date from the 13th-14th centuries. The outer bailey main gate (partially rusticated in vermiculated fashion), the monumental stable and walls were all erected during the French Renaissance
French Renaissance
French Renaissance is a recent term used to describe a cultural and artistic movement in France from the late 15th century to the early 17th century. It is associated with the pan-European Renaissance that many cultural historians believe originated in northern Italy in the fourteenth century...
; the later castle main building, in Italian Renaissance
Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 13th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe...
style (with its gate of honor), dates partly from the late 16th century, but was completely reshaped in 1835.
Further reading
- Faucou, Anne & Hilaire, Héloïse (2000) Le Curé des fleurs: l'abbé Souillet, de Milly. [Le Coudray-Macouard]: Cheminements