Castle of the Rock-Pichemer

the Rock-Pichemer is a castle located on the commune of Saint-Ouën-of-Small valleys in Mayenne, to 300 Mr. in the east of the borough. Building of the 13th century and 16th century. Two main buildings framed by three large houses; vault altered at the 19th century.

Designation

  • the Seigniory of the Rock , 15th century (Consent).
  • the Rock-Pichemer , 1524; Jaillot; Cassini
  • the field, stronghold and seigniory of the Rock-Pichemer , 1525
  • the Rock-Pichemère (And. - Mr.).

Feudality

Stronghold driving the Vault-Rainsouin, to which is attached, at least as of the 15th century, the parochial seigniory of Saint-Ouen. The lord had right to yawn measurement with village and wine , by taking to the owner and essief of his suzerain; XII sums of money on the habit of the sold food products the day of the ferrie of saint-Berthemi ; IV mansois of each one wine pipe sold to that the day of Saint-Berthelemy ; wrecks, right to take namps and gaiges for not paid duties; the sixth sum of money on the sales of the contracts; right to force the subjects of the borough of Saint-Ouen to the communal oven, and those of the ground of the Rock and Saint-Ouen to its mills with corn, with cloths, serges and offices or other cloths; luitre around printed the church, as well inside as outside .

The castle

The castle of the Rock-Pichemer, certainly built par' Louis of Plessis' (° 1542 - † 1570), includes/understands a rectangular main building, with square house with each angle of the frontage, in fore-part. In the center, a door with semicircular arch, pilaster and triangular pediment, a coupled window on the first floor, an attic window also with double bay, surmounted by a curved pediment and florets in the roofs, are staged, carefully installed into sitted of granite. The same reason for decoration reproduces in the other openings of the frontage and the houses, except that the pediments are triangular and less solid masses. A coprs of home making return of angle, built subsequently in a simpler style, was harmonized with the whole since 1840.

The northern frontage preserves a round tower at the north-western angle; it is supposed that before the construction of the wing is, it existed one second, symmetrical about it.

The vault is mentioned in 1630; a request for conservation is made in 1804; it since was installed in the castle.

Protected elements MH (classified MH on September 17th 1973): pigeon; library; commun runs; house; living room; dining room; rise; roof; interior decoration.

The legend of Catherine-without-pity

The legendary lady of the Rock-Pichemer, Catherine-without-pity , was not a " good dame". Inter alia misdeeds, one shows it to have attached together a man and an ox and, to see which would survive the other, to have let them die of hunger. She thus was precisely condemned, for centuries, with night races on a tank of fire during the nights of winter.

As there exists several Catherine in the ladies of the Rock-Pichemer, it would be bold to say which was without pity . The legend was put in worms and imprimée.
See also: the legend of " the Lady verte" with the Castle of the Rock to Mézangers.

Maucourt de Bourjolly

The historian Charles Maucourt de Bourjolly, the son of Louis Maucourt de Bourjolly and of Julienne Swell was born the November 19th 1645 with the castle of the Rock-Pichemer whose his/her father was farmer general.

Lords of the Rock-Pichemer

The field was in particular the property of the family of Plessis until in 1645, of the family of Montesson of 1645 with 1778, and of the families of Hercé and of Ozouville since the beginning of the 19th century.

Family of Plessis

  • Jean of Plessis († < 1435). His wife, Jeanne Triganne , to draw it with the hands of the English, sold the places of the Key and the Val .
  • Guillaume of Plessis , brother of the precedent, husband of Anne of Boiscornu , leaves with his/her sister-in-law, on October 2nd 1435, the pleasure of Fauconnière and Gaisnière , until it can recover the Key and the Valley . He lived in 1464.
  • Rene of Plessis , 1476, 1520. Jeanne Hatry , her widow, 1526. Ambroise , his daughter, widow of NR. Horned the , married Guillaume Drouault , lord of Villeray (Montourtier).
  • Olivier of Plessis , 1524. His wife Renee de Sumeraine dies in 1553.
  • Louis of Plessis († 1573) married Francoise de Feschal , sister of Jean de Feschal , lord of Thuré. Renee (1545), Jeanne (1547), Rene (1551), Julien (1554), Francoise (1557) is born with the Rock-Pichemer. Francoise de Feschal is buried in the church on August 22nd 1589.
  • Rene of Plessis ;
  • Ambroise of Plessis is qualified lord of the Rock-Pichemer in 1607.
  • His/her brother Charles of Plessis (° 1586) is killed in duel in 1609 by the lord of Fresnaye , leaving widowed Philippe de Saint-Offange .
  • His/her other brother François of Plessis (° 1588 - † 1642) wife on January 31st 1612, in the vault of Malicorne, Catherine de Beaumanoir de Lavardin . They have: Catherine (1612), François (1617), Charles (1619), Marine (1621). Their father, who kills in duel in 1628 the son of the lord of Rochehue , is buried in the church of Saint-Ouen in 1642.

Family of Montesson

  • Charles de Montesson (1608-1672) , husband of Marie Prévost of Saint-Cyr military school , goes purchaser of the castle of the Rock-Pichemer the May 22nd 1645 of Rene of Plessis , husband of Catherine Lamy , and her brother Marin of Plessis .
  • Marie de Montesson , girl of the lord of the manor, Marie in 1668 in the vault of the castle, with Alexandre, marquis d' Aché, lord of the Rock-Talbot .
  • Guy de Montesson , wire of Charles de Montesson, marquis of the Rock-Pichemer.
  • Jean-Baptiste de Montesson (1646-1731) and its son, also named Jean-Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste de Montesson (1687-1769)), lived also sometimes with the Rock-Pichemer.

    See also: Family of Montesson

  • After the death of this last, by act of March 16th 1778, Marie of our , wife of Joseph d' Aliney d' Elva , on its behalf and in the name of many the co-heirs of its branch, sold the field with François and Jean Lilavois , traders with Port-au-Prince (Saint-Domingue), represented by their sister Marie Lilavois , widow of Guillaume Foucault de Vauguyon .

Family of Hercé, Ozouville

See also: Jean-François de Hercé

See also: Guillaume-François d' Ozouville

Visit castle

The castle of the Rock-Pichemer is private; the interior is not opened with the public. Access to outsides and the park while following the arrow course (free visit). Schedules 2007: from July 1st to August 15th, the every day between 14:00 and 18:00.

The park

The park is classified like remarkable garden.

To see in the vicinity

  • the Castle and the park of the Rock-Pichemer

Bonds

  • Country of Art and History Coëvrons-Mayenne

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