Roche-Jagu and underground

Castle Roche-Jagu

This castle was acquired by the department of Cotes d'Armor in 1958, following a donation from the Duke of Ales. Today, its landscaped park is open to the public year round. It is located on the common Plo?zal (22,260).

The Roche Jagu castle is located atop a hill overlooking an inlet of the inlet "the Trieux.

The visitor is greeted by an old oak tree aged 350 years, which dominates the courtyard of the castle. A park of 73 hectares around the castle, 30 are open to the public. The storm of 1987 that devastated the park's forest, since 1990, the park has become landscape, medieval style, and was inaugurated in 1999. In 2005, the park has been awarded the "Remarkable Garden".

The underground secrets of the Duke of Richelieu

The Duke of Richelieu in 1775 sold the family "Le Godinec de Traissan", the castle of Roche-Jagu.
The deed included a clause that continues to intrigue historians and treasure hunters: "There shall be no attempt to lead the doors of the underground to go down and to unravel the mystery that surrounds him." Why such a recommendation? So that contain those still walled underground?

The title of Duke of Richelieu, a peer of France, was established in August 1631 for the Cardinal of Richelieu.

This one, being Ecclesiastical, it could "not transmitted to offspring loved it got that" should aim to cross the elder grand-nephews of Loved, Armand Jean de Vignerot, Loved grandson of elder sister Francoise (1577/78 - 1615/16), Who had married [28.08.1603] Rene Vignerot, Lord of Pontcourlay (? 1625).
Armand Jean de Vignerot added his name to that of Cardinal (du Plessis)?? , took his weapons (three silver chevrons Gules) and received the title of Duke of Richelieu and the peerage of France by letters patent in 1657.

Extracts of the book "Antiques of Brittany - On 1837"

As well as all ancient castles, that of Roche-Jagu has tunnels which pass to have a considerable expanse, some people pretend that they cross the river by underside and are going to open in the distance of the compared quoting; others assure that they communicate with the castle of Frinaudour, which is in a league from there. I had very often opportunity to persuade me how much these popular ideas, on the expanse of the tunnels of the old castles, were exaggerated. But however it takes place there to think that there is some extraordinary circumstance in relation to those of Rocke-Jagu. All exits which gave access to it were condemned with a meticulous care, of what I made sure myself, by trying to enter there. When in 1775 the owed duke Richelieu, to which this castle belonged it sold it to "Mr Le Gonidec de Traissan", was stipulated in the bill of sale as express condition that it would be never made any try to unblock the doors of these tunnels has at the end to go down there and to reveal the mystery which surrounds them.

Such is the truth on this subject; as for the motive which could dictate such a strange precaution, he will remain surely for a long time and always perhaps impenetrable. They say however that he had only one purpose of caution and of humanity because some persons having gone down in these huge catacombs, got lost there and died there before having been able to find exit, and because it is to prevent that the same misfortune should renew itself, that they wanted that she should remain forever closed.

Opinion to the researchers provided with radar of soil to poll the ground around this building and on the other side of the river.

Another history of hidden tunnels.

Good reading
Luc
More pictures

Linkback:

You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Login

http://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,14165.msg90159.html#msg90159

Thats a lot of castle, Thanks Luc

Linkback:

You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Login

http://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,14165.msg90270.html#msg90270

Hello Luc

I must admit I have a soft spot for old castles.

Thanks for the treasure story and interesting history. French castles seem more intact and in better condition than British ones. Oliver Cromwell in the English civil war made a point in destroying as many British castles as possible. There would be lucky to be 10% intact in Britain today.

I cannot imagine why that clause would be made in the sale. It is in some respects its drawing attention to the fact of the castle having concealed passageways and treasure?

But the mystery remains what was reason why access to the underground chambers was prohibited as part of the sale?

Interesting...

Hardluck 

Linkback:

You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Login

http://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,14165.msg90414.html#msg90414

Hi HardLuck

I reassure you perhaps by saying to you that all old French Castles are not in this state of conservation, you will be able to realise it in my topics to come.

This idea of saying that we should not go into the underground as heard, go there to discover a treasure, perhaps a cheap way to get back the earth from her garden for free .... Just a joke. 

Luc

Linkback:

You are not allowed to view links.
Please Register or Login

http://www.thunting.com/smf/index.php/topic,14165.msg90446.html#msg90446