Montcresson

Montcresson is a common French, located in the department of the Loiret and the area Center.

The pronunciation of the name of this commune is prone to discussion. The speech Gâtinais does not employ “moncrèsson” but in general a semi-term between “moncresson” and “moncrésson” (“marked” E), vestige of the old pronunciation of the “E” not dumb man in this soil.

Geography

History

This locality has a dubious origin, one found two traces of old occupation: a bored stone and a tumulus. It is located not far from the Roman thermal baths of Aquis Segeste (Seal-of-Gâtinais the).

Several buildings otn built at the 13th century: the castle, the church and the old convent known as of the " Fleur de Lys". This last communicated with the church by an underground of which there exists still a vault.

Two old swimming pools border the furnace bridge. One sees, with the church, the traces of the ogival style of XIIIe century in the gate with posts and bays. On a stained glass, one reads an inscription which teaches us that the castle of Forest, property of Mac-Mahon, colonel of the 180° of line, in Le Havre, was built by Saint Louis and that it was given by one of his sons to the family of Machault, which preserved on Montcresson of the rights of justice seigneuriale until the Revolution. It was restored with the XVe century.

The family of Castries became owner about it after the Revolution. It passed then by marriage to the duke of Magenta, to marshal of Mac-Mahon, which died there October 17th, 1893, and was buried with the expenses of the state. Before its death it had been combined at the royal house of France while making marry with his son one of the girls of the duke of Chartres, the Marguerite princess of Orleans, born in 1860.

When, in 1896, the bishop of Orleans, Mgr Touchet, baptized the two new bells of the parish, the young husbands held one of them on the baptismal font, while the other had as a godmother the marchioness dowager with Richard mayor of the commune.

Inheritance

the church: it goes back to the end of the 12th century. The bell-tower, damaged by the fire at the time of the Sling in 1652 was rebuilt in 1661. Built on a rectangular level, it ends in a flat bedside bored right of three windows. The stained glasses were offered by the Mac-Mahon family at the end of the 19th century. By its simplicity, the height of its nave and its square bell-tower with the roof with four slopes, it is remarkable among churches of countryside of the area.

the fountain Saint-Knee of Breuzey : it is located in edge of the Loing, in the hamlet of Breuzy. This fountain was during centuries the goal of a very attended pilgrimage. To soak itself in its water could bring the cure of paralysis, rheumatism and other pains. There remains a building where is the framed basin of two parts making it possible to the pilgrims to separately strip itself. In front of the fountain draws up a twisted stone column carrying an escutcheon. The vault of the priory of Breuzy, which depended on Tool bags, was destroyed during the Revolution.

the feudal mound: with the place known as and in the hamlet of the Mound remains a feudal mound of 10th or 11th century, preserved very well, with its ditch of characteristic annular form.

the manor-firm of the Brush : this strengthened manor was rebuilt at the end of the 16th century after the wars of religion. The apartment building is enclosed in a flanked rectangular court of turns to the angles.

the Castle of Forest : in the middle of a park rises the castle of Forest rebuilt at the 17th century by the family of Boileau on the ruins of an older building. The family De Machau became owner in about it 1627 and preserved it nearly two centuries. The family of Castries bought it in 1842 and it passed by alliance to the Marshal of Mac-Mahon, duke of Magenta, chair Republic of 1873 1879. It is in this castle that he died in 1893. The field of Forest is still the property of its descendants.

five locks of Chesnoy: vestiges of the old channel of Briare built between 1604 and 1642, they were abandoned during the repair of the channel one century ago.

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