Château de Bourdeilles

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Views of the two châteaux.
View of the keep.
The Renaissance palace.
The bridge of Bourdeilles.

The Château de Bourdeilles is a castle located in the commune of Bourdeilles in the Dordogne département in France.

The s in Bourdeilles was an administrative error until 1974, the original name of the village and château was known as Bourdeille. Today, the name Bourdeilles designates the Bourdeille family.

History

The first source (non-historic) was a legend in the 9th century that time Athilda of Bourdeille, wife of the French king Marcomer. They had seven children with three boys.

The first written document dates back to 1183 at the site at Bourdeilles.

Since 1919, the château has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

References

  • Dominique Audrerie, Visiter le château de Bourdeilles (Visit the château de Bourdeilles), Éditions Sud-Ouest, Paris, 2005 ISBN 2-87901-264-3 (main).
  • Marquis de Bourdeille, La maison de Bourdeille ("The House of Bourdeille"), Troyes, 1893.
  • Brigitte et Gilles Deluc, Maurice Lantonnat, Pierre Vidal, "Découverte de bas-reliefs au château de Bourdeilles", B.S.H.A.P tome XCV-1968.
  • Géraud Lavergne, "Le château de Bourdeilles" ("The château de Bourdeilles"), in Congrès archéologique de Périgueux de 1927 (Archeological Congress of Périgueux of 1927), Paris, 1928.
  • Pierre Pommarède, Brantôme et Bourdeilles oubliés, Éditions Pierre Fanlac, Périgueux, 1980.
  • Jean Secret, Le château de Bourdeilles, Departmental Tourism Office, Périgueux, 1980.

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Coordinates: 45°19′21″N 0°35′12″E / 45.32250°N 0.58667°E / 45.32250; 0.58667

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