To be privately owned
CastleBesson
Château du Vieux-Bost
The Château du Vieux Bostz or Vieux Bost is a castle located in Besson, France. It should not be confused with the Château du Bostz (or Nouveau Bostz) which is 500 m to the southwest, beyond a wooded area, a late 19th-century residence also belonging to Charles-Henri de Lobkowicz.
Location+
The castle is located in the commune of Besson, in the Allier department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southwest of the town. It is accessed by a long tree-lined driveway from the D 65 (road from Besson to Cressanges).
Description+
The castle is located at the back of a main courtyard, enclosed on one side by a common building and on the fourth by the chapel extended by a wrought iron gate.
History+
The first mention of the fief appears upon the death of Pierre Mareschal, dominus de Boscis. The land was acquired in 1578 by a bourgeois from Moulins, Nicolas Chaumas. It then passed through marriages and successions to the Delaunay, Roussel de Tilly, Biotière, Bourbon-Busset families. Madeleine de Bourbon Busset, wife of Xavier de Bourbon-Parme, brought the domain to the House of Bourbon-Parma; through their daughter Françoise, wife of Édouard de Lobkowicz, it passed to their son Charles-Henri, the current owner. The building was listed as a historical monument by decrees of February 13, 1928, and March 22, 1983, and classified by decree of March 22, 1983.
Notes and references+
See also+
Bibliography+
Raymond Colas, Châteaux en Bourbonnais, Moulins, Ipomée, 1983. René Germain (dir.), Dominique Laurent, Maurice Piboule, Annie Regond et Michel Thévenet, Châteaux, fiefs, mottes, maisons fortes et manoirs en Bourbonnais, Éd. de Borée, 2004, 684 p. (ISBN 2-84494-199-0), p. 227-228.
Related articles+
House of Lobkowicz List of castles in Allier List of historical monuments in Allier
External links+
Architectural resource: Mérimée
Portal of Allier and Bourbonnais Portal of French historical monuments Portal of castles in France
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