Château de Montreuil-Bellay
The
During the medieval period the property, consisting of more than 4 km2 (990 acres), was part of a group of 32 villages near-by that created the then known as "L'Anjou". The Mountreil-Bellay fief, first belonged to Gelduin le Danois afterward by regal heredity passed to Berlay le Vieux who became the first Sir of Bellay, in 1025 the castle was seized by
During the
In 1822 the property was acquired by Saumur businessman Adrien Niveleau, who divided the huge property into rental units. In 1860 Niveleau's daughter undertook occupancy and a major restoration campaign, redoing some of the rooms in the Troubadour style. Descendants of her husband's nephew are the current owners of the property.
Nowadays, Château de Montreuil-Bellay is also the name of a premium wine made on the property.
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See also
References
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA00109195, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links
- Official site.
- Base Mérimée: PA00109195, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Photos of Château de Montreuil-Bellay and other Loire castles
- History of Montreuil-Balley http://sigot.montreuil.free.fr/historique/historique.htm
- Chateau de Montreuil-Balley (Chateau history text in French) https://web.archive.org/web/20110720002532/http://www.chateau-de-montreuil-bellay.fr/visite-histoire.php
- Site non officiel Montreuil Bellay http://montreuil-bellay-passionnement.fr
47°8′0″N 0°9′15″W / 47.13333°N 0.15417°W
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