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D'Estampes
The House of Estampes is a surviving family of the French nobility, originally from Berry, France, Berry, which distinguished itself through significant political, military and ecclesiastical positions. The best known figure today family is Jacques d'Étampes, Jacques d'Étampes, Marquis of la Ferté-Imbault (1590–1668), Marshal of France in 1651. History This family is originally from Berry, France, Berry and has no connection with the ancient lords of the town of Étampes in Hurepoix . The family lineage goes back to Jean de Bas, known as ''d'Estampes'', keeper of the gold and silver jewels of John, Duke of Berry, Jean de France, Duke of Berry, in the second half of the 14th century, who married to Guillemette Duplessis. His son, Robert I d'Estampes, Lord of Salbris, captain of the Grosse Tour de Bourges, married to Jacqueline Rolland, daughter of a doctor of the Duke of Berry, was ennobled by letters patent of 4 December 1392. Three of his children were, respectively, Bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De La Ferté-Imbault
The Château de La Ferté-Imbault (Loir-et-Cher) is a stately home in the Loire Valley, France. A fortress of the Middle Ages rebuilt during the Renaissance architecture, Renaissance, it is the largest brick château in Sologne, and one of the oldest. It was the family seat of the House of Estampes for four centuries. The (lordship) of La Ferté-Imbault was the largest in the south of Sologne, whose lands included the parishes of Salbris, Saint-Genou (now Selles-Saint-Denis), Marcilly, Seine-et-Marne, Marcilly, Loreux and Souesmes.Translated from: Louis de la Saussaye, Éditions Hesse, 2009 (publication d'un manuscrit contenant des notes de voyages réalisées entre 1827 et 1835 par l'auteur) It comprised more than one hundred farms spread over tens of thousands of hectares, stretching from Loreux to Souesmes and from Saint-Viâtre to Theillay. The château is a large "rectangular building, with large and fine windows, and flanked by four towers [...]; shrubberies and alleys of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
