HISTORIC TIMELINE
Discover the rich history of the Jalesnes and the Château including tales of knights, bloodlines, royals, and more.
The castle was the temporary royal apartment of Dom Carlos, the grandson of exiled Dom Carlos VII of Bourbon, who ruled the throne of Spain by the abolition of the Salic Law. He was received for a month by the Lords of Jalesnes and they did not skimp on the
The current building was extensively renovated and the central building and chapel were added to give it a stately appearance with its magnificent deep moat. An avenue of large trees was created, with a large enclosure for thirty-six cattle and sixty large kennel dogs added. Deers were raised in a
During the French Revolution, Charles Henri François de la Tour Landry sold the Château to the Marquis de Maillée for the sum of 60,000 pounds. In 1792, seals were placed in the castle and looting occurred in 1793.
Charles de Jalesnes, first Marquis de Jalesnes, was elevated to the ranks of the Maquisat by Letters Patent issued by King Louis XIII in recognition of the loyalty of the lords of the manor of Beunesche. In 1642 with the death of the Marquis de Jalesnes and his wife, Eléonore
Château de Jalesnes was built in the 17th Century, in 1610. There is nothing left of the original old feudal castle today.
The Jalesnes family were Knights Templars and Knights of St John of Jerusalem. On July 3, 1189 in the foothills of Hattin, Saladin the Great won a victory over the Frankish armies aided in part by the incompetence of the King of Jerusalem, the betrayal of the Grand Master of
