Ten centuries of history have shaped the stonework and gardens of the Château de Bourgon. From the first lords of Couesmes to the current owners, each family has left its mark on this exceptional estate in Mayenne.
Hugh Capet
Hugh Capet founded the Capetian dynasty and established a royal line that would shape the Kingdom of France for generations to come.
Bourgon avant Bourgon
Before the name Bourgon became established, the site was under the temporal jurisdiction of Évron Abbey and its surrounding lands.
St. Louis
First Family: Couesmes
The Chronicles of Laval grant the fief of Bourgon to the de Couesmes family.
Charles VII
Second Family: Montécler
Charles II of Couesmes mortgaged the castle to secure his release. Jean II of Montécler took possession of the lands of Bourgon because the loan was not repaid.
Construction de la chapelle
Construction of the castle chapel by Louis de Montécler.
Henry III
Third Family: Souvré, Louvois, Villeroy
The marriage of Philippe-Emmanuel de Laval to Madeleine de Souvré brought Bourgon into the Souvré family line, and subsequently into the Louvois and Villeroy families.
Louis XIV
During the reign of Louis XIV, Bourgon was part of a centralized kingdom in which the local nobility revolved around the authority of the Sun King.
Louis XV
Construction of the dining room
Construction of the dining room by Louis de Neuville de Villeroy.
Quatrième Famille: Pouyvet de la Blinière
First sale of the castle.
Fifth Family: The Nicolais
Second sale of the château.
Sixième Famille: Ducatillon
Alain and Isabelle Ducatillon, a couple from northern France, bought the château from the de Corcelles family in 2004.
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