Domaine de la Mésangère (Eure)

The current château was built on the foundations of a feudal structure destroyed in 1592, during the Wars of Religion, by the Catholic troops of the Duke of Mayenne. In 1659, the land of La Mésangère was purchased by Guillaume Scott, who undertook around 1663 the development of the park, the plan of which is attributed to Le Nôtre. The work continued until around 1675 and included in particular the construction of the walls and ditch to protect against wolves, the dovecote, the planting of avenues and groves of the park. In 1677, his son  married Margueritte de Rambouillet, daughter of Madame de La Sablière who ran a very popular salon under Louis XIII. She was the protector of Jean de La Fontaine, by whom two fables are presumed to have been written in the park. Fontenelle stayed there frequently and found inspiration for his Talks on the Plurality of Worlds. During the 18th century the park was embellished with a set of statues with mythological subjects dating from 1721 and created by Mille.

The current château was built on the foundations of a feudal structure destroyed in 1592, during the Wars of Religion, by the Catholic troops of the Duke of Mayenne.

$10,000

FHS Atlanta Chapter

2023