The Château de Pimpéan, ensconced beautifully within Grézillé, has borne witness to centuries of French intrigue. Originally belonging to the Barons of Trèves in 1429, it became the possession of one of two Jean de Brézé. In 1435, the château was acquired by Bertrand de Beauvau, who appended the lands of Forges and Clavières to his domain in 1443. Leaping ahead, in 1578, the château was in the hands of André de Beauvau-Pimpéan, who secured the Terre de Cholet - but not for long, as he was soon to face execution for a murder he had committed, and his severed head became a gruesome spectacle in the pilori of Angers in 1582.
The chateau then passed to Philippe de Naillac, but its story does not end here. It would later belong to Léonor I Barjot and Renée-Gabrielle de Beauvau-Pimpéan. But in 1669, a strange twist unfolded when René Barjot, the marquis d’Alligny, took possession of the chateau and other lands. The chateau's chequered past has undeniably left a dark mark on the community.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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