Le Château de Ranton Squires and Lords of Ranton

1340 Guillaume de GOURMONT, Lord of RANTON, Prevost of Paris 1345 Marriage of his daughter, Jeanne to Jean DE LA JAILLE. The château was included in her dowry 1394 Feudal rights over Ranton sold by Marie de Blois, Duchess of Anjou and wife of Louis I of Anjou, to the Patriarch Simon de GRAMANT 1395 The ODART familly were also lords of Curcay, Sammarcoles, Champory and Lagrange-Folet 1441 Robert DE LA JAILLE, Lord of Ranton and other fiefs 1462 Pierre DE LA JAILLE, Lord of la Jaille, Ranton and others. Chamberlain of the Duke of Anjou, Grand Senechal-Governor of Provence, Captain of the château de Ranton 1500 (?) René DE LA JAILLE, nephew of Pierre, Lord of Ranton, La Jaille, Beuxes and la Roche-Taillebot; Knight and Captain General of the rearguard of the French army. Married to Madeleine MONTGOMMERY then to Jeanne de HERISSON 1540 (?) René II DE LA JAILLE, Knight of the Order of St Michael, Senechal of Anjou, Gentleman of the court of Catherine de Medici 1570 Bertrand DE LA JAILLE brother of René II, Chamberlain to the King of Sicily 1580 Purchase of Ranton by Charles d'APCHON 1581 Marriage of Charles d'APCHON to Louise de CHATILLON 1595 Louise de CHATILLON remarried Gilbert du PUY DU FOU. She remained the Lady of La Jaille, Ranton, Bois Gourmont et Preaux 1625 On the death of Gilbert du PUY DU FOU, André de CHATILLON becomes Marquis of Argenton, Lord of Ranton, Moncontour, Bouville, La Jaille, Beuxes, Bois-Rouge and other fiefs. His wife was Marie Margerite. GOUFFIER 1631 Purchase of Ranton by Paul AUBIN, Lord of Ranton, Bourneuf, La Jaille and Usher to the King. His wife was Lady Louise MESMIN. 1644 Henri AUBIN becomes Lord of Ranton. He was a major of a regiment of dragoons 1665 Marriage of Marie AUBIN, presumably the daughter of Henri, to Christofe LE SESNE de MENILLE, Lord of Menille and Veniers 1686 Charles-Henri LE SESNE de MENILLE de THEMARS swears allegiance for Ranton 1719 Charles-Henri LE SESNE recognised as Lord of Ranton 1723 Jean Baptiste LE SESNE de MENILLE de THEMARS, a Jansenist priest, becomes Lord of Ranton, Pas de Jeu, Riveau, la Jaille 1776 Purchase of the château of Ranton by Michel-Ange de CASTELLANE, Brigadier in the King's Army and his ambassador extraordinary, who was also owner of the château de Villandry. 1783 Esprit-Francois-Henri de CASTELLANE, son of Michel-Ange de Castellane, becomes Lord Baron of Ranton. He was in the King's Army, the Chevalier d'Honneur of Madame Sophie (the Princess of France), Governor of the town and Château of Niort 1797 Madame de CASTELLANE, daughter of Esprit-Francois-Henri inherits the château of Ranton which is then inherited by her daughter, Madame d'OME 1844 Abbot AUBINEAU, the priest of Ranton, purchases the château 1862 Gift of the chapel to the commune of Ranton 1889 The great-nephews of Abbot AUBINEAU inherit the château, then sell it at auction on December 5th Purchase by Mr MANSON, schoolmaster at Curcay

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