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The
Platterie, that is located in the Saint-Michel-sur-Loire
barony, was a fiefdom that, on the tax role of 1639, was
listed under the parish of “Benays “ for an annual income of
10 pounds. Until the end of the XVI century, it belonged to
the de Lesme family.
However, in the second half of the XVII century, the fiefdom
changed owner. In effect, an act of March 5, 1669 stated as
follows: “Marriage was celebrated in the Saint Laurent de La
Platerye Chapel by the noble and honorable Monsignor
Guillaume Guesdier, priest, canon and sub-dean of Saint
Martin of Tours, Lord de la Platerye, la Philberdière, uncle
of the bride, François de Montplacé, horseman, Lord of the
said place, parish of the Town, and Lady Marie, daughter of
the René Guéniveau, advisor to the King, elected, the
election of Angers and Françoise Guesdier “. This alliance
explains how the Montplacé family came to own the property.
In 1750, a new Lord de la Platerye appeared in the
registers. This alliance explains how the Montplacé family
came to own the property.On August 20 of that year, the
baptism of Augustin Clèment, son of André Berthelot, Lord de
“La Platterie” and Angélique Sourdeau de Beauregard, who
died in 1780, was celebrated. It was they who had the new
chapel blessed on January 6,1753. Their son, André Berthelot
de Villeneuve, was called the Black Musketeer in the home of
the King in 1749, then the most senior officer of the
regiment of Auvergne in 1776. His first wife was Marie
Pétronille de Gargan, who bore him one son, Théodore
François, born in 1776. He then married Angélique Louise de
la rue Ducan of ChampchevrierPhilippe Berthelot sold off the
property in 1858 and the chateau was sold to a family whose
descendants bequeathed it to the “Orphans of Auteuil,” who
used it from 1935 to 1956.
The Chateau de la Platerye renovation project is currently
orchestrated by Sophie and François Duguet. This charming
4**** residence, after 8 months of renovations, will open on
March 15, 2006. This private residence will also be open to
the public and tourists for visits to its exterior, chapel,
gardens and vineyards starting in summer, 2006. |
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