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Château de Vaugoubert

Quinsac, Dordogne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Château de Vaugoubert (cad. D 366, 367) : inscription par arrêté du 6 décembre 1948
Protection dates
1948/12/06 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
18e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Quinsac
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.42446, 0.69641
Mérimée reference
PA00082778

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1693 map "Governo Generale della Guienna" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Dans l'ancien château du 15e siècle, dont il subsiste deux tours d'enceinte, naquit en 1687 Antoine d'Aydie qui, familier de la duchesse du Maine, ourdit un complot avec l'ambassadeur d'Espagne pour faire emprisonner Philippe d'Orléans et le remplacer par Philippe V d'Espagne. Le complot fut découvert mais Antoine d'Aydie eut le temps de gagner l'Espagne où, en reconnaissance, Philippe V le nomma vice-roi de Castille. Amnistié, il revint vers 1730 et construisit le château actuel.

English translation

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In the old 15th-century castle, of which two enclosure towers survive, was born in 1687 Antoine d'Aydie who, familiar to the Duchess of Maine, plotted with the Spanish ambassador to have Philippe d'Orléans imprisoned and replace him with Philippe V of Spain. The plot was discovered but Antoine d'Aydie had time to flee to Spain where, in recognition, Philippe V appointed him viceroy of Castille. Amnestied, he returned around 1730 and constructed the present castle.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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