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ipflo
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posted 02-08-2002 02:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ipflo   Click Here to Email ipflo     Edit/Delete Message
hi

i have a question: does any one know where i can find something on the history (or pictures) of the château de Randan in the Puy-de-dôme. i already found some old postcards on the net. but i like to know is the castle still intact, what is the history and how old is the building. on the pictures it looks like a 19century castle, but my 'dictionaire des chateaux et des fortifications du moyen age en france' names it, but only shortly it says 'motte aux pioliers' and nothing more, not of which age or such things. so i am curious when is it build and what happened with the building in al those years between then and now.

Peter
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posted 02-09-2002 01:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Peter   Click Here to Email Peter     Edit/Delete Message
Hi ipflo,
none of my French sources even mention it !
so I think you may be struggling to get much serious information on it.
I'll keep looking, but don't get your hopes to high.

Peter Esser
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posted 02-10-2002 08:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Peter Esser   Click Here to Email Peter Esser     Edit/Delete Message
Hi ipflo, there are two interesting links for you. The first site is a short history of Randan in the Puy de Dôme.
http://www.quid.fr/detail.php?com_id=r_9876

quote:
»Généralités historiques
Existence d'un monastère “Monasterium Randanense” dès le 6ème, occupant l'emplacement du château actuel. Seigneurie des Polignac au 15ème. Erigé en duché au 16ème puis en duché-pairie au 17ème. Le château fut transformé et embelli au 19ème par Adélaïde d'Orléans, soeur de Louis-Philippe; il fut détruit par un incendie en 1925. 8 foires et un marché hebdomadaire furent créés aux 15ème et 16ème.«

Le Château était au 13ème siècle la commanderie Templière de la Gagère, construite par le Grand Maître de l'Ordre du Temple, Renaud de Vichy, dés son retour de croisades en 1255.



They mention a castle in the place of an old monastery, and trace the "career" of its owners: Seigneurie (Lords?), Duchè, (Duke). The castle burnt down in 1926, but seemingly, it was rebuilt. The important point is the fact that the castle had once before restored under Adélaïde of Orleans, sister of the king Louis Philipe. So it must be indentical with Maulmont Castle (Château de Maulmont / Randan) which nowadays is a hotel.

In the hotel cronicles mention that in 1829 the castle became property of Adélaïde, was restored to a castle for the royal hunt (Rendez-vous de Chasse)…
http://www.chateau-maulmont.com/histoire.htm

quote:
Au début du 14ème siècle, Philippe LE BEL, Roi de France, prit possession de toutes les propriétés des Templiers. En 1309, Guillaume IV, Comte de Maulmont, fit un échange avec Philippe LE BEL de plusieursdes forteresses d'après une estimation faite par le Comte d'Auvergne.

Le nom de Maulmont vient d'Agnès de Maulmont, alors épouse de Guillaume IV, laquelle est venue vivre au Château après la mort de son mari.

Après le dernier descendant de Françoise de Maulmont, décédée durant le 15ème siècle, le château a été habité par plusieurs nobles, dont le Marquis de Praslin ainsi que la Duchesse de Grollier.  

En 1829, il devint la propriété de la Princesse Adélaïde, sœur du Roi de France, Louis Philippe de Bourbon. Le Roi confia la construction à l'architecte Fontaine, lequel avait dessiné la fameuse aile du Château de Versailles avec la "Galerie des Batailles", d'un "Rendez-vous de Chasse" pour sa sœur. Il devint le Château existant, bâti entre 1830 - 1833. 

Le Roi Louis Philippe venait chasser dans le bois de Maulmont et Randan suivi de la "cour".

Aujourd'hui au Château de Maulmont, se côtoient le charme du passé avec la demande de confort de notre époque


 

Could be worth a vacation trip to France?

So I hope this was helpful to you.

[This message has been edited by Peter Esser (edited 02-10-2002).]

Gordon
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posted 02-10-2002 05:34 PM           Edit/Delete Message
You can use Babel Fish @ http://uk.altavista.com/pos/babelfish/trns
to translate the French text if required.
Thanks for that Peter.

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ipflo
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posted 02-12-2002 04:30 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ipflo   Click Here to Email ipflo     Edit/Delete Message
thx for that, great that you found it

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