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The Trécesson castle which has preserved its medieval aspect, is one of the most impressive castles of Brittany. It is located in the commune of Campénéac in the Morbihan département of France, near the Paimpont forest and on the edge of the military camp of Coëtquidan. It is a private property.

The origin of Trécesson castle goes back in the mists of time. It was mentioned as the seat of the lords of Ploërmel and Campénéac from the 8th century. The Trécesson family is recorded since the 13th century and its first known representative was the knight Jean de Trécesson, whose grandson was constable of Brittany in the 14th century. Tradition places construction of the site at the end of the 14th century but it is more probable that the château, in its actual position, dates from the 15th century. It is indeed at that time, around 1440, that the last Trécesson heiress married Éon de Carné. The latter, and his son François, added the name of Trécesson to their own and undertook the transformation and rebuilding of the château.

The residence remained the property of the Carné-Trécesson family until 1773, when the last of the line, Agathe de Trécesson married Rene-Joseph Le Preste de Châteaugiron, who became owner. It passed, in 1793, to Nicolas Bourelle de Sivry, and subsequently to the Perriens, the Montesquieus and the Prunelés families. The countess of Prunelé still lives in the château to this day.

During the French Revolution Reign of Terror, in June 1793, the Girondist deputy Jacques Defermon (known as Defermon des Chapelières), having signed a protest against the exclusion of the Gironde faction, was obliged to flee and came to take refuge in the castle, remaining hidden there for more than one year. WIKIPEDIA

In complementary photograph another sight of the castle.

Moreover thanks to this Internet link you will be able to read 3 legends referring to the castle… Click on the flag to obtain the desired language.

Very good Sunday with all.

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