Château de Montbrun

#24 Château de Montbrun
Dournazac, Haute-Vienne, France
1178-9 & 1427
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Montbrun Castle was originally built by Aimery Brun when he returned from the Crusades. He called his new castle Trados. The return of Richard the Lion Hearted to the region a few years later brought turmoil to the area. Old quarrels with the area's elite, plus the rejection of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Louis VII (followed by her subsequent marriage to Henry II Plantagenêt, King of England), caused Richard to beseige nearby Châlus Chabrol. His wound and cure during his abortive next attack on Montbrun is the subject of legend. Pierre de Montbrun bearly maintained the castle through the Black Death and the Hundred Years War, during which the castle was almost destroyed by the English in 1385.

Montbrun was rebuilt by Pierre de Montbrun, a confidant of the new French king Charles VII, beginning in 1427 with the round towers that are present today. However in 1444 the Viscounts of Turenne recaptured the castle and it remained a pawn in the battles between the French and the English. A period of quiet was followed by an attack by the Protestants in 1569. While Montbrun was not taken, the castle was severely damaged by fire. The castle was plundered during the French Revolution two centuries later as well, and again destroyed by fire during World War I. Today the castle is obviously in good condition, but I have found no current information about the her.


Plan of the Castle	Plan of the Donjon


East View	South Southeast View	West Southwest View

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Lego Plan	East Elevation