OWN A PIECE OF ANCIENT HISTORY ESTABLISHED DURING THE TIMES OF KING RICHARD THE LION HEART
Montaigut existed about 1230 when a charter was given toseigneur bourbon l'archambault de montaigne. The church was older still. Although there is not much information of that period, his wooden castle was turned down and burned by another seigneur de Blot.
In the south entree of the site you see a proclamation of the visit that was brought by Eleonore d'Aquitaine her son Richard the lionheart, then Count of Poitiers. After Henry II fell seriously ill in 1170, he put in place his plan to divide his kingdom, although he would retain overall authority over his sons and their territories. In 1171 Richard left for Aquitaine with his mother, and Henry II gave him the duchy of Aquitaine at the request of Eleanor. Richard and his mother embarked on a tour of Aquitaine in 1171 in an attempt to pacify the locals. Together they laid the foundation stone of St Augustine's Monastery inLimoges. In June 1172 Richard was formally recognised as the Duke of Aquitaine when he was granted the lance and banner emblems of his office; the ceremony took place in Poitiers and was repeated in Limoges, where he wore the ring of St Valerie, who was the personification of Aquitaine.
My French Retreat: The foundation was built on top of the escape tunnels of the old original Chateau as early 1160 and now the sealed tunnel / dungeons below the house. There maybe a connection to the other garage across the street as the cement slab was built on top of a gravel pit to fill up another tunnel connecting to the house. It was common during the olden days. Also the proximity of the house from the church may suggest that it was a part of the original ancient village around the church.
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Home sweet home: While there is nothing fantasy-themed about the outside of his house, underneath is perhaps the finest example of a man cave ever created
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THE DAWN OF MAN CAVE
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MONTAIGUT EN COMBRAILLE
The visit to Montaigut of Eleanor and Richard the lionheart.
MONTAIGUT TODAY. THE THOUSAND YEAR OLD HOUSE IS LOCATED BOTTOM RIGHT, ON THE WALLS OF AN ANCIENT CITY. THE BACK WALL OF THE HOUSE IS THE ORIGINAL FORTIFICATION OF THE ANCIENT CITY. THE BOTTOM ROAD IS LOCATED ABOVE THE FORTIFICATION WALLS. THE CHURCH IS AT THE MIDDLE OF THE PHOTO.
Upon the death of her husband Henry II on 6 July 1189, Richard I was the undisputed heir. One of his first acts as king was to send William Marshal to England with orders to release Eleanor from prison; he found upon his arrival that her custodians had already released her. Eleanor rode to Westminster and received the oaths of fealty from many lords and prelates on behalf of the king. She ruled England in Richard's name, signing herself "Eleanor, by the grace of God, Queen of England". On 13 August 1189, Richard sailed from Barfleur to Portsmouth and was received with enthusiasm. Eleanor ruled England as regent while Richard went off on the Third Crusade. Later, when Richard was captured, she personally negotiated his ransom by going to Germany.
Eleanor survived Richard and lived well into the reign of her youngest son, King John. In 1199, under the terms of a truce between King Philip II and King John, it was agreed that Philip's twelve-year-old heir-apparent Louis would be married to one of John's nieces, daughters of his sister Eleanor of Castile. John instructed his mother to travel to Castile to select one of the princesses. Now 77, Eleanor set out from Poitiers. Just outside Poitiers she was ambushed and held captive by Hugh IX of Lusignan, whose lands had been sold to Henry II by his forebears. Eleanor secured her freedom by agreeing to his demands. She continued south, crossed the Pyrenees, and travelled through the Kingdoms of Navarre and Castile, arriving in Castile before the end of January 1200.
King Alfonso VIII and Eleanor's daughter, Queen Eleanor of Castile, had two remaining unmarried daughters, Urraca and Blanche. Eleanor selected the younger daughter, Blanche. She stayed for two months at the Castilian court, then late in March journeyed with granddaughter Blanche back across the Pyrenees. She celebrated Easter in Bordeaux, where the famous warrior Mercadier came to her court. It was decided that he would escort the Queen and Princess north. "On the second day in Easter week, he was slain in the city by a man-at-arms in the service of Brandin", a rival mercenary captain. This tragedy was too much for the elderly queen, who was fatigued and unable to continue to Normandy. She and Blanche rode in easy stages to the valley of the Loire, and she entrusted Blanche to the Archbishop of Bordeaux, who took over as her escort. The exhausted Eleanor went to Fontevraud, where she remained. In early summer, Eleanor was ill and John visited her at Fontevraud.
Tomb effigies of Eleanor and Henry II at Fontevraud Abbey
Eleanor was again unwell in early 1201. When war broke out between John and Philip, Eleanor declared her support for John and set out from Fontevraud to her capital Poitiers to prevent her grandson Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, posthumous son of Eleanor's son Geoffrey and John's rival for the English throne, from taking control. Arthur learned of her whereabouts and besieged her in the castle of Mirabeau. As soon as John heard of this, he marched south, overcame the besiegers, and captured the 15-year-old Arthur. Eleanor then returned to Fontevraud where she took the veil as a nun.
Eleanor died in 1204 and was entombed in Fontevraud Abbey next to her husband Henry and her son Richard. Her tomb effigy shows her reading a bible and is decorated with magnificent jewelry. By the time of her death she had outlived all of her children except for King John of England and Queen Eleanor of Castile.
Montaigut existed about 1230 when a charter was given to seigneur bourbon l'archambault de montaigne. The church was older still. Although there is not much information of that period, his wooden castle was turned down and burned by another seigneur de Blot.
Far over the misty mountains lies Montaigut
In the south entree of the site you see a proclamation of the visit that was brought by Eleonore d'Aquitaine her son Richard the lionheart, then Count of Poitiers. After Henry II fell seriously ill in 1170, he put in place his plan to divide his kingdom, although he would retain overall authority over his sons and their territories. In 1171 Richard left for Aquitaine with his mother, and Henry II gave him the duchy of Aquitaine at the request of Eleanor.[26] Richard and his mother embarked on a tour of Aquitaine in 1171 in an attempt to pacify the locals.[27] Together they laid the foundation stone of St Augustine's Monastery in Limoges. In June 1172 Richard was formally recognised as the Duke of Aquitaine when he was granted the lance and banner emblems of his office; the ceremony took place in Poitiers and was
repeated in Limoges, where he wore the ring of St Valerie, who was the personification of Aquitaine.
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was known as Cœur de Lion, or Richard the Lionheart, even before his accession, because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior.[1] The Saracens called him Melek-Ric or Malek al-Inkitar - King of England.[2]
By the age of sixteen Richard was commanding his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father, King Henry II.[1] Richard was a central Christian commander during the Third Crusade, effectively leading the campaign after the departure of Philip Augustus and scoring considerable victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, but was unable to reconquer Jerusalem.[3]
Although speaking only French and spending very little time in England (he lived in his Duchy of Aquitaine in the southwest of France, preferring to use his kingdom as a source of revenue to support his armies),[4] he was seen as a pious hero by his subjects.[5] He remains one of the very few Kings of England remembered by his epithet, rather than regnal number, and is an enduring, iconic figure in England.
Painting of St. Louis
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My French Retreat: The foundation was built on top of the escape tunnels of the old original Chateau as early 1160 and now the sealed tunnel / dungeons below the house. There maybe a connection to the other garage across the street as the cement slab was built on top of a gravel pit to fill up another tunnel connecting to the house. It was common during the olden days. Also the proximity of the house from the church may suggest that it was a part of the original ancient village around the church.
Entrance to the future man cave. Original Granite steps, the walls here are 6 feet thick. This could be a part of the ancient wall of the old city.
Granite threads from the basement leading to the first dungeon.
Going down to dungeon # 1
Entry door of the first dungeon from the outside
Hallway to Dungeon #1
Dungeon number one
Cobble stone of the basement and dungeons. Threads are original granite stones. I will keep it that way or maybe lined it with flagstones.
Dungeon # 2
Dungeon # 2
Dungeon # 2
Staircase to utility room from Dungeon # 2
TRAP DOOR IN TOOLS ROOM TO SPIRAL STAIRCASE TO Dungeon # 2 BELOW
Dungeon # 2
Above is the floor of the tools room
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Home sweet home: While there is nothing fantasy-themed about the outside of his house, underneath is perhaps the finest example of a man cave ever created
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AISNE - BOURGEOISE HOUSE AND DEPENDENCY 470,000
120km from Paris and 200km from Brussels, in a village with all amenities, house of 352m² and 10 main rooms in very good general condition with its beautiful period decorations: mosaic floors, stucco, fireplaces, parquet floors, etc.
Ground floor: central entrance hall, double living room of 50m² with parquet floors with 2 fireplaces, double dining room 30m², kitchen
Upstairs: landing to 3 bedrooms of 15 to 27m² with parquet floors, fireplace, linen room, bathroom, shower room and powder room
Attic: landing to 3 bedrooms of 15 to 25m² with parquet floors and fireplace, 3 bathrooms, dressing room
Attic, full basement including a large complementary kitchen, cellars, laundry room, workshop and boiler room
Convertible outbuilding with 4 rooms and garage in the 1633m² enclosed garden.
MASTER'S HOUSE WITH OUTBUILDINGS
AVEYRON - VILLEFRANCHE DE ROUERGUE
Bourgeois house from 1784 with 3 stone buildings around an interior courtyard. At the entrance of a hamlet in the countryside, at the start of the Lot valley.
Pretty garden, fields, orchard and vegetable patch giving a total of 7261 m². Well.
Main house of 465m² divided into 2 independent dwellings that can find a tourist reception function. Oil heating.
Ground floor: huge dining room of 85 m², large kitchen and pantry, vaulted cellar.
First level: Access by wooden staircase from the inside and by a freestone staircase from the outside, double reception room with monumental fireplace, library in vaulted room of 20m², 5 bedrooms, one with mezzanine
Second level under the eaves of 85m² which could be transformed into 2 rooms.
Dovecote
Common: Barn on 2 levels used as garage and workshop. Shelters for 2 vehicles under the old tobacco dryer on 2 levels of approximately 80m². Close to all shops.
House
Villefranche-de-Rouergue
465 m²8 pieces5 bedrooms2 bathrooms
IMPOSING 19TH CENTURY MANOR - PARK
HAUTE GARONNE - NEAR SAINT GAUDENS -
Manor house of 413m², with 13 main rooms including 6 bedrooms, located on a hill overlooking the town. It is located on approximately 1.6 hectares, with old trees. On the second floor is an independent apartment. An elevator serves all floors, including the basement. This property is a lot of a condominium which has three, without any financial share between the lot
s.
Ground Floor- Entrance, 36m²- Kitchen, 11m²- Living room, 34m²- Dining room, 24m²- Hall, 22m²- Living room, 35m²- Bathroom, 4m² 1st Floor- Library, 14m²- Bedroom, 29m², with bathroom Bath, 5m²- Bedroom, 22m², with Bathroom, 5m²- Bedroom, 28m², with Bathroom, 8m²- Bedroom 4, 15m² 2nd floor: - 2 Bedrooms of 22m² each- Kitchen, 10m²- Living room, 28m²- Bathroom , 6m²- the Tower, 15m² BASEMENT
- Sauna- 4 rooms of 25, 17, 15 and 8m²- Boiler room, 34m- Shower room, 4m²- Wine cellar, 23m²- Cellar, 34m²- Garage, 43m² Nice property, possibility of creating apartments, or bedrooms. hosts
PRIVATE HOTEL IN TOWN CENTER WITH GARDEN AND GITE
The parliamentarians, lords of the surroundings, lived in their castles in the summer, but they took refuge on the heights of Moncontour for more comfort in winter, in their private mansion.
This beautiful residence is one of the testimonies of this period.
2 independent houses, terraced and forming an L, facing South for the main house and East for its gite.
The total surface is approximately 300m2 each offering their own kitchen, living room and a total of 7 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms / shower rooms.
The main house and ready to receive its new furniture.
The guest house will need some refreshment.
The 2 houses are equipped with double glazing and each has their own oil heating.
An outbuilding houses shed and boiler room.
The garden, surrounded by the city walls, overlooks the countryside offering a lovely view with a distant horizon.
Out of sight, it will be pleasant to taste the sun in summer and a terrace near the kitchen, facing south, will allow you to share summer meals.
Located in an alley, hidden behind a large gate, this pretty house will accommodate as a main residence or for holidays only, one or 2 families allowing them to do their shopping in small local shops on foot.
A nice property for stone lovers in a superb village known for its great authenticity.
Fees charged to the seller.
AISNE - SOISSONNAIS - LARGE HOUSE, OUTBUILDING AND GARDEN 1700M²
In a quiet village, house offering approximately 255m² of living space and 7 rooms. It benefits from a full southern exposure and the proximity of a primary school.
Garden level: entrance hall, kitchen, living room with large fireplace, lounge and office, adjoining barn and garage which can be converted
Floor: hall leading to the upper garden, 3 bedrooms from 19 to 24m², bathroom and shower
Separate studio of 30m² with kitchen and toilet
Two convertible attics, beautiful old cellars, stable
Annex house to rehabilitate in the enclosed garden of 1692m².