This Château de Serrant houses, in addition to an old family furniture, the Duchâtel fund, Count Tanneguy Duchâtel archives, former Minister of Louis-Philippe I as well as the Tomb in marble sculpted by Coysevox of the Marquis de Vaubrun, placed in 1703, testimony of funeral art from the 18C, Since 1954, the castle has been open to the public visit, in addition to being a family property and a private residence , The moats date from the preexisting medieval castle. The house is built around a double -volley staircase thwarted in vaults with vaults decorated with boxes , The English park of the 18C surrounds the castle and various outbuildings, the Colombier, the orangery, the stables and the other commons.
The château de Serrant is essentially in Renaissance style, built in place of a medieval castle in slate shale. The moat testifies to the period when was a strong place watching the passage of the Loire. The fortress of Serrant belonged to the Middle Ages to a stately family who bore the name, then passed at the beginning of the 14C to the Maison de Brie by the union of the heiress Françoise de Serrant with Jean II de Brie, In November 1481, Ponthus de Brie, Chambellan of Louis XI, was authorized by the King to fortify the castle; The stately chapel, name to Saint-Michel, was devoted in February 1497. In 1539, the main body of the castle was built around a double-flyed staircase thwarted in 1636, resume the work interrupted a century earlier while respecting the plans of origin:extension of the facade, construction of the southern tower and the two wings in return in the upper parts The attic floor is replaced ; these modification was removed in 1870 and the homogeneity of the style thus preserve.It had a new chapel built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart to shelter a mausoleum which will be installed there until 28 years later by 1703. This mausoleum, carved after Charles Le Brun by Antoine Coysevox, is always visible. In a concern for symmetry to extend the north wing. Other works will be done at the beginning of the 18C: construction of the two corner pavilions and the large gate of honor. In 1754 or 1755, the lordship of Serrant was erected as a county by letters patent of King Louis XV. Louise de Vaudreuil had pose the wooden walls, and furnished the castle around 1755 such as the Jean-Étienne Saint-Georges lounge in the library, She became lady of honor of Empress Joséphine; It had the castle arranged for a shortened visit by the imperial couple in 1808 during which, Napoleon I was impressed by its honor staircase. Witness the Empire Chamber, portraits and sculptures by renowned artists of the time: Berthon, Hersent, Gayrard still on site, The Duke of Trémoïlle Louis-Charles de la Trémoille also installs modern equipment to the time such as elevator, central heating, electricity ,and running water. The Duke and his wife take up the different collections of works on the castle and thus create the current collection of 20,000 printed works, 12,000 of which are in the library, In 1939, the Duchess of Trémoïlle put the castle available to the State to house works from national museums,
In 2005, the Princess Hedwige de Ligne-La Trémoïlle daughter of Jean-Charles-Lamoral de Ligne-La Trémoïlle, son of Henri-Florent and Charlotte de la Trémoïlle inherited the Château de Serrant where she settled with her husband Prince Charles -Guillaume de Merode, head of the princely house of Merode. The princely family continues the maintenance and restoration work of the castle, while ensuring its cultural dynamism.
Other things to see in town with more time are the old abbey, built in 1152 by the Lord of Plessis-Macé. It suffers the ravages of wars between French and English, then those between the King of France and the great united lords. The abbey was rebuilt in the 16C, but only took its final appearance from 1680. Since 1970, the abbey has housed the City/town hall. The Château de la Bénaudière. Château de Chevigné. Saint-Georges Church, built from 1824 and the priory (dependent on the Abbey of St-Georges) then Château d’Épinay, is transformed into guest rooms. In the 17C, Racine competes with a certain Valéran-Jean le Ferron to be the prior commendatory of Epinay and the case ended up; Experience that inspires him to write Les Plaideurs.( The Litigants ),
The official Château de Serrant : https://www.chateau-serrant.net/en/home
The town of Saint Georges sur Loire on the castle : https://www.saint-georges-sur-loire.fr/decouvrez-la-commune/patrimoine/serrant
The Destination Angers tourist office on the castle : https://www.tourisme.destination-angers.com/en/plan-your-stay/your-activities/castles-and-heritage/chateau-de-serrant-2287820
There you go folks, another wonder to be seen, worth the detour , me think. This is wonderful architecture and history to know and visit ,and even with more time. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Château de Serrant of Saint Georges sur Loire !!! as I
And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!! The Château de Serrant of Saint Georges sur Loire !!!
This one was a while back in my road warrior tours of the centre west of my belle France I, again, found me older paper pictures that should be in my blog, glad to have found them, I have been all over France, but sometimes just touch base ,go on the run and lucky to be able to come back to many, but still work to do. Let me tell you about the Château de Serrant of Saint Georges sur Loire !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The Château de Serrant is located in the town of Saint Georges sur Loire in dept No 49 of Maine-et-Loire, in the Pays de la Loire region, It is 19 km from Angers by the road D 723, 73 km from Nantes, and 213 km from my house, I will put this picture here taken on the run to remind me need to come back for more, eventually.
This Château de Serrant houses, in addition to an old family furniture, the Duchâtel fund, Count Tanneguy Duchâtel archives, former Minister of Louis-Philippe I as well as the Tomb in marble sculpted by Coysevox of the Marquis de Vaubrun, placed in 1703, testimony of funeral art from the 18C, Since 1954, the castle has been open to the public visit, in addition to being a family property and a private residence , The moats date from the preexisting medieval castle. The house is built around a double -volley staircase thwarted in vaults with vaults decorated with boxes , The English park of the 18C surrounds the castle and various outbuildings, the Colombier, the orangery, the stables and the other commons.
The château de Serrant is essentially in Renaissance style, built in place of a medieval castle in slate shale. The moat testifies to the period when was a strong place watching the passage of the Loire. The fortress of Serrant belonged to the Middle Ages to a stately family who bore the name, then passed at the beginning of the 14C to the Maison de Brie by the union of the heiress Françoise de Serrant with Jean II de Brie, In November 1481, Ponthus de Brie, Chambellan of Louis XI, was authorized by the King to fortify the castle; The stately chapel, name to Saint-Michel, was devoted in February 1497. In 1539, the main body of the castle was built around a double-flyed staircase thwarted in 1636, resume the work interrupted a century earlier while respecting the plans of origin:extension of the facade, construction of the southern tower and the two wings in return in the upper parts The attic floor is replaced ; these modification was removed in 1870 and the homogeneity of the style thus preserve.It had a new chapel built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart to shelter a mausoleum which will be installed there until 28 years later by 1703. This mausoleum, carved after Charles Le Brun by Antoine Coysevox, is always visible. In a concern for symmetry to extend the north wing. Other works will be done at the beginning of the 18C: construction of the two corner pavilions and the large gate of honor. In 1754 or 1755, the lordship of Serrant was erected as a county by letters patent of King Louis XV. Louise de Vaudreuil had pose the wooden walls, and furnished the castle around 1755 such as the Jean-Étienne Saint-Georges lounge in the library, She became lady of honor of Empress Joséphine; It had the castle arranged for a shortened visit by the imperial couple in 1808 during which, Napoleon I was impressed by its honor staircase. Witness the Empire Chamber, portraits and sculptures by renowned artists of the time: Berthon, Hersent, Gayrard still on site, The Duke of Trémoïlle Louis-Charles de la Trémoille also installs modern equipment to the time such as elevator, central heating, electricity ,and running water. The Duke and his wife take up the different collections of works on the castle and thus create the current collection of 20,000 printed works, 12,000 of which are in the library, In 1939, the Duchess of Trémoïlle put the castle available to the State to house works from national museums,
In 2005, the Princess Hedwige de Ligne-La Trémoïlle daughter of Jean-Charles-Lamoral de Ligne-La Trémoïlle, son of Henri-Florent and Charlotte de la Trémoïlle inherited the Château de Serrant where she settled with her husband Prince Charles -Guillaume de Merode, head of the princely house of Merode. The princely family continues the maintenance and restoration work of the castle, while ensuring its cultural dynamism.
Other things to see in town with more time are the old abbey, built in 1152 by the Lord of Plessis-Macé. It suffers the ravages of wars between French and English, then those between the King of France and the great united lords. The abbey was rebuilt in the 16C, but only took its final appearance from 1680. Since 1970, the abbey has housed the City/town hall. The Château de la Bénaudière. Château de Chevigné. Saint-Georges Church, built from 1824 and the priory (dependent on the Abbey of St-Georges) then Château d’Épinay, is transformed into guest rooms. In the 17C, Racine competes with a certain Valéran-Jean le Ferron to be the prior commendatory of Epinay and the case ended up; Experience that inspires him to write Les Plaideurs.( The Litigants ),
The official Château de Serrant : https://www.chateau-serrant.net/en/home
The town of Saint Georges sur Loire on the castle : https://www.saint-georges-sur-loire.fr/decouvrez-la-commune/patrimoine/serrant
The Destination Angers tourist office on the castle : https://www.tourisme.destination-angers.com/en/plan-your-stay/your-activities/castles-and-heritage/chateau-de-serrant-2287820
There you go folks, another wonder to be seen, worth the detour , me think. This is wonderful architecture and history to know and visit ,and even with more time. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Château de Serrant of Saint Georges sur Loire !!! as I
And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!
This Château de Serrant houses, in addition to an old family furniture, the Duchâtel fund, Count Tanneguy Duchâtel archives, former Minister of Louis-Philippe I as well as the Tomb in marble sculpted by Coysevox of the Marquis de Vaubrun, placed in 1703, testimony of funeral art from the 18C, Since 1954, the castle has been open to the public visit, in addition to being a family property and a private residence , The moats date from the preexisting medieval castle. The house is built around a double -volley staircase thwarted in vaults with vaults decorated with boxes , The English park of the 18C surrounds the castle and various outbuildings, the Colombier, the orangery, the stables and the other commons.
The château de Serrant is essentially in Renaissance style, built in place of a medieval castle in slate shale. The moat testifies to the period when was a strong place watching the passage of the Loire. The fortress of Serrant belonged to the Middle Ages to a stately family who bore the name, then passed at the beginning of the 14C to the Maison de Brie by the union of the heiress Françoise de Serrant with Jean II de Brie, In November 1481, Ponthus de Brie, Chambellan of Louis XI, was authorized by the King to fortify the castle; The stately chapel, name to Saint-Michel, was devoted in February 1497. In 1539, the main body of the castle was built around a double-flyed staircase thwarted in 1636, resume the work interrupted a century earlier while respecting the plans of origin:extension of the facade, construction of the southern tower and the two wings in return in the upper parts The attic floor is replaced ; these modification was removed in 1870 and the homogeneity of the style thus preserve.It had a new chapel built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart to shelter a mausoleum which will be installed there until 28 years later by 1703. This mausoleum, carved after Charles Le Brun by Antoine Coysevox, is always visible. In a concern for symmetry to extend the north wing. Other works will be done at the beginning of the 18C: construction of the two corner pavilions and the large gate of honor. In 1754 or 1755, the lordship of Serrant was erected as a county by letters patent of King Louis XV. Louise de Vaudreuil had pose the wooden walls, and furnished the castle around 1755 such as the Jean-Étienne Saint-Georges lounge in the library, She became lady of honor of Empress Joséphine; It had the castle arranged for a shortened visit by the imperial couple in 1808 during which, Napoleon I was impressed by its honor staircase. Witness the Empire Chamber, portraits and sculptures by renowned artists of the time: Berthon, Hersent, Gayrard still on site, The Duke of Trémoïlle Louis-Charles de la Trémoille also installs modern equipment to the time such as elevator, central heating, electricity ,and running water. The Duke and his wife take up the different collections of works on the castle and thus create the current collection of 20,000 printed works, 12,000 of which are in the library, In 1939, the Duchess of Trémoïlle put the castle available to the State to house works from national museums,
In 2005, the Princess Hedwige de Ligne-La Trémoïlle daughter of Jean-Charles-Lamoral de Ligne-La Trémoïlle, son of Henri-Florent and Charlotte de la Trémoïlle inherited the Château de Serrant where she settled with her husband Prince Charles -Guillaume de Merode, head of the princely house of Merode. The princely family continues the maintenance and restoration work of the castle, while ensuring its cultural dynamism.
Other things to see in town with more time are the old abbey, built in 1152 by the Lord of Plessis-Macé. It suffers the ravages of wars between French and English, then those between the King of France and the great united lords. The abbey was rebuilt in the 16C, but only took its final appearance from 1680. Since 1970, the abbey has housed the City/town hall. The Château de la Bénaudière. Château de Chevigné. Saint-Georges Church, built from 1824 and the priory (dependent on the Abbey of St-Georges) then Château d’Épinay, is transformed into guest rooms. In the 17C, Racine competes with a certain Valéran-Jean le Ferron to be the prior commendatory of Epinay and the case ended up; Experience that inspires him to write Les Plaideurs.( The Litigants ),
The official Château de Serrant : https://www.chateau-serrant.net/en/home
The town of Saint Georges sur Loire on the castle : https://www.saint-georges-sur-loire.fr/decouvrez-la-commune/patrimoine/serrant
The Destination Angers tourist office on the castle : https://www.tourisme.destination-angers.com/en/plan-your-stay/your-activities/castles-and-heritage/chateau-de-serrant-2287820
There you go folks, another wonder to be seen, worth the detour , me think. This is wonderful architecture and history to know and visit ,and even with more time. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Château de Serrant of Saint Georges sur Loire !!! as I
And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!! 
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