History
T h e C a s t l e
Former stronghold of the house of Seuly, the lordship of Maupas, Morogues and Parassy was acquired around the middle of the 15th century by Jean Dumesnil-Simon, bailiff of Berry, who completely transformed the old residence and built the main part of the current construction.
In 1682, the knight Antoine Agard, lord of Vailly, from an old Berry family of Vierzon origin, purchased the estate for 36,000 pounds. It was for the benefit of Pierre Agard, his son, colonel of the Piedmont-Cavalry, then of the Perthuis infantry regiment, that the lands of Maupas, Morogues and Parassy were erected into a marquisate in 1725 by Louis XV for good and loyal service. Pierre Agard thus became the first Marquis de Maupas.
Faced with the events of the Revolution, Lieutenant-Colonel Jérôme de Maupas, grandson of Pierre, emigrated in 1792 and followed the princes to England and Germany. When, benefiting from the amnesty of 1802, he returned to France, his estate had been sold as national property to the Guibert family, from Henrichemont, the neighboring village.
The Guibert family agreed to hand over part of it: the Château de Maupas and the surrounding agricultural land. Today, the castle still belongs to the Maupas family, who like their predecessors, maintains and perpetuates the tradition and family heritage, stemming from the knight Antoine Agard.
History
T h e C a s t l e
Former stronghold of the house of Seuly, the lordship of Maupas, Morogues and Parassy was acquired around the middle of the 15th century by Jean Dumesnil-Simon, bailiff of Berry, who completely transformed the old residence and built the main part of the current construction.
In 1682, the knight Antoine Agard, lord of Vailly, from an old Berry family of Vierzon origin, purchased the estate for 36,000 pounds. It was for the benefit of Pierre Agard, his son, colonel of the Piedmont-Cavalry, then of the Perthuis infantry regiment, that the lands of Maupas, Morogues and Parassy were erected into a marquisate in 1725 by Louis XV for good and loyal service. Pierre Agard thus became the first Marquis de Maupas.
Faced with the events of the Revolution, Lieutenant-Colonel Jérôme de Maupas, grandson of Pierre, emigrated in 1792 and followed the princes to England and Germany. When, benefiting from the amnesty of 1802, he returned to France, his estate had been sold as national property to the Guibert family, from Henrichemont, the neighboring village.
The Guibert family agreed to hand over part of it: the Château de Maupas and the surrounding agricultural land. Today, the castle still belongs to the Maupas family, who like their predecessors, maintains and perpetuates the tradition and family heritage, stemming from the knight Antoine Agard.