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The Grand Pressigny "old castle" was the result of the war between Arthur, Duke of Brittany and King John of England, his uncle.
"Guillaume de Pressigny fought with Philippe-Auguste's followers against the English. Arthur, surprised by his enemy the 1st of August 1202, was taken prisoner and King John . . . demanded that Guillaume des Roches, Seneschal of Poitou, . . . raze the fortresses at Grand-Pressigny and Sainte-Maure."
"In 1213 he [Guillaume de Pressigny] build what is now called the Grand Pressigny "old castle".
Pencil drawings - Cleo TebbyHistorical texts - Malardier (end of 19th C), justice of the peace at MontoirePage layout - T-T-Web | Cleo (Cleo@t-t-web.com) |
