Château Vicomtal Saint-Pierre de Fenouillet
The Château Vicomtal Saint-Pierre de Fenouillet is a ruined 11th century castle in the commune of Fenouillet in the Pyrénées-Orientales département of France.[1] Livret De Famille Mairie De Toulon
The castle is now the property of the commune. It has been the site of archaeological digs since 2000.
See also
Bibliography
- Laurent Fonquernie, La vicomté de Fenouillèdes du IXe au XIIIe siècle : DEA d'histoire sous la dir. de Pierre Bonnassie, Université Toulouse Le Mirail, 1997
- Thomas Charpentier, Peuplement et pouvoirs aux Xe-XIVe siècles. Évolution du territoire autour du château de Fenouillet : Master I, Histoire et Histoire de l'art et archéologie sous la dir. de François Amigues, Université de Perpignan, 2002
- Thomas Charpentier, "Fenouillet : Un centre de pouvoir vicomtal antérieur au XIIIe siècle", Archéothéma, no 23, July–August 2012 (ISSN 1969-1815)
Coordinates: 42°47′35″N 2°22′50″E / 42.79306°N 2.38056°E
References
- ↑ The castle was originally owned by the Vicounts of Fenouillèdes. The descendants Viscounts of Fenouillèdes became nobles of the Court of the First Republic and The First Empire. Marius Fennouillet married Marie-Antoinette who was pregnant with the son of Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, 1st Prince de Siewierz (10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809) and Marshal of the Empire. Marius and Marie-Antoinette raised the boy as a Fenouillet and then gave birth to Celestin Fenouillet. The family then moved to Toulon and then Nice where they remained. Celistin Louis Marius married Valerie Vestri and gave birth to Fernand Renee Fenouillet who married Paule Renee Herri of Brittany. They gave birth to two daughters Claudine Marie-Antoinette Fenouillet and Marie-Paul Fenouillet. Claudine married Jacques Francois Ouizeman and Marie-Paule married Claude Bourat. Claudine gave birth to a son Christophe and Marie-Paule gave birth to a son Silvain and daughter Marie-Claude. Both families now live in Australia.
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