The Château des évêques de Troyes (Château of the Bishops of Troyes) is a

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, converted into a ''

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'' in the '' commune'' of

Saint-Lyé Saint-Lyé () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Population See also * Communes of the Aube department The following is a list of the 431 communes of the Aube department of France France, officially the ...

in the

Aube Aube ( ) is a French departments of France, department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube (river), Aube. With 310,242 inhabitants (2019),

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'' of France.

History

An earlier castle fell to the

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in the 9th century. This castle is recorded from 1180 and is known for the marriage of

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and

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, his second wife, on 3 August 1315.Paul Joanne,
Champagne et Ardennes
', p 167, Hachette, 1885 . Retrieved 29 December 2018.

"Un peu d’histoire"
Saint Lyé web site . Retrieved 29 December 2018. According to the historian Jean-Charles Courtalon-Delaistre, the kings of France had great affection for this place. In the 13th century,

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gave it to Mathieu, Bishop of Troyes, with the manor of Saint-Lyé. Philippe-Auguste confirmed this donation in favour of Bishop Hervé."Palais Épiscopal de Saint-Lyé"
''Mémoires de la Société d'agriculture, sciences et arts du département de l'Aube'', pp 167-170 . Retrieved 29 December 2018 The Bastard of Bourbon stayed in the castle with 69 horses on 18 October 1349. In 1372, Bishop Jean Braque, "sword in hand", supported a siege against the English. He assured King

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that his castle could shelter the inhabitants of the village and those for two leagues around. The king asked his

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to make sure that the said inhabitants fulfilled his right of custody of the castle in return. In 1429, part of Charles VII's army occupied the castle pending the outcome of the proceedings by Brother Richard, chaplain to

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, for the surrender of the town of Troyes. In 1582, Louise de Lorraine, wife of Henri III, went to stay there returning from Lorraine. The castle was remodelled in the 16th century by Odard Hennequin, Bishop of Troyes and

Senlis Senlis () is a commune in the northern French department of Oise, Hauts-de-France. The monarchs of the early French dynasties lived in Senlis, attracted by the proximity of the Chantilly forest. It is known for its Gothic cathedral and other ...

. Although the

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is 16th century, the present buildings are from the end of the 17th century or the beginning of the 18th. It has been listed since 1933 as a ''

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'' by the

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chateau Eveques Troyes Castles in Grand Est Monuments historiques of Aube Châteaux in Aube Buildings and structures in Aube