Château de Bourdeilles
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Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
located in the commune of Bourdeilles
Bourdeilles
Bourdeilles is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.-Sights:*The château de Bourdeilles, which has two châteaux, one built during the Medieval times and another built during the Renaissance.-Population:-External links:* *...
in the Dordogne département in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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The s in Bourdeilles was an administrative error until 1974, the original name of the village and château was known as Bourdeille. Today, the name Bourdeilles designates the Bourdeille family.
History
The first source (non-historic) was a legend in the 9th century that time Athilda of Bourdeille, wife of the French king MarcomerMarcomer
Marcomer was a Frankish leader in the late 4th century who invaded the Roman Empire in the year 388, when the usurper and leader of the whole of Roman Gaul, Magnus Maximus was surrounded in Aquileia by Theodosius I....
. They had seven children with three boys.
The first written document dates back to 1183 at the site at Bourdeilles.
Since 1919, the château has been listed as a monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
by the French Ministry of Culture.