Chateau de Saint-Maurice Lamotte-Beuvron
- Address: W end Rue de chateau
- Vicinity: Parc Equestre Federal, Batiment la Colonie
Chateau de Saint-Maurice is a historic country house and a notable equestrian center in Lamotte-Beuvron, France. - AsNotedIn
Chateau de Saint-Maurice is a historic country house and a notable equestrian center in Lamotte-Beuvron, France. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1567/00/00 | The center block Chateau de Saint-Maurice id built for Gilbert III de Levis, Duke of Ventadour. Gilbert inherited Lamotte and Vouzon from his mother Suzanne de Laire, wife of Gilbert II de Levis-Ventadour. | |||||
| 1650/00/00 | The left wing of the chateau is erected in the middle of the C17 for Anne de Levis de Ventadour, the seigneury, or lord, of Vouzon-Lamotte by inheritance as the grandson of Gilbert III. | |||||
| 1852/00/00 | Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III | Owner | Napoleon III acquires Saint-Maurice castle. He will soon begins construction on the right wing of the residence. | |||
| 1858/00/00 | Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III | Sovereign | Napoleon III makes the Saint-Maurice estate a model farm, hosting exhibitions and demonstrations of modern agricultural practices in 1858 and 1864. | |||
| 1872/00/00 | The Ministry of Justice establishes "Domaine de Saint-Maurice", an agricultural rehabilitation center for juvenile delinquents, at Chateau de Saint-Maurice. | |||||
| 1993/00/00 | "Boarding School of Supervised Education" Youth detention center at Lamotte-Beuvron closes. | |||||
| 1994/00/00 | The Saint-Maurice estate, partly owned by the Ministry of Agriculture, host the French Pony Club championships. After several years, the estate will become a Federal Equestrian Park. |
| Particulars for Chateau de Saint-Maurice Lamotte-Beuvron: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Agriculture |
| Historic Use | Animal facility |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| House Type | Chateau |
| Animal | Horse |
| Criteria | Person |
| Animal | Pony |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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