The Château de Sully, situated between Autun and Beaune (Saône-et-Loire), is the largest of the Renaissance châteaux of southern Burgundy. Paired outbuildings of a more vernacular character face each other across a grassed forecourt, while to the rear is the vegetable garden, fenced by fruit trees. The château is approached by an axial stone bridge across its moat. The façades express the traditionally defensive character of the rez-de-chaussée, the ground floor, and the richer, more open aspect of the piano nobile, articulated by pilasters. Under the central pediment that breaks the line of a traditional sloping slate roof, the arched portal is scaled to admit riders and carriages. Four similarly-treated ranges, flanked by matching angled corner towers with pyramidal roofs and surrounded by the moat, enclose a Renaissance courtyard built for the Maréchal de Saulx-Tavanes, confident of Catherine de' Medici.
The splendor of the interior courtyard shows that this château, though symmetrical and regular, still looks inwards. A rusticated ground floor with arch-headed windows supports a main floor where paired pilaster-defined bays that alternate between windows and coved niches.
The historic chateau of the MacMahon family, from the marriage of the heiress Charlotte de Morey, with Jean-Baptiste de MacMahon, Sully was the birthplace of the monarchist Field Marshal, Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta, who was President of the French Third Republic from 1873 to 1879. The Château de Sully remains the home of the present duchesse de Magenta and her family.
The château of Henri IV's minister, Maximilien de Béthune and the ducs de Sully, is the Château de Sully-sur-Loire.

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Château de La Rochepot is a 12th-century feudal castle of neo-Gothic-Burgundian style, rebuilt in the 15th century. In the 19th century, it was completely restored and covered with glazed burgundy tiles; it lies in the commune of La Rochepot, in the Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region.
History
The feudal castle La Rochepot was built in 1180 on the ruins of the chateau burnt down in the 11th century. The chateau belonged to seigneur de Montagu Alexander of Burgundy (1170-1205) (son of Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy). Nowadays, these ruins are located in the nearby forest.
In 1403, having returned from the crusade, seigneur Régnier Pot (Chamberlain to the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Bold and Knight of the Golden Fleece) bought the chateau, which back then was called Château de La Roche Nolay. He renamed it after his name and transferred it to his son, seigneur Jacques Pot, who, in his turn, transferred it to his son, seigneur Philippe Pot.
After seigneur Régnier Pot bought the castle, Pinot noir grapes started being planted in its vicinity – as application of the Decree of Philip the Bold of 1395.
In the 16th century, Marshal of France Anne de Montmorency became the owner of the castle (who possessed more than 130 castles).
In the 17th century, Jean François Paul de Gondi, the Cardinal de Retz, inherited the castle, and, in 1644 he sold it to the cavalier and first President of the Parliament of Burgundy Pierre Legoux de la Berchère.
Joseph Blancheton was the last lord of the castle.
In 1789, during the French revolution, castle was renamed Château de La Roche Fidèle, declared a national property, and afterwards was partially destroyed by vandals. Left without the keep, the domain passed from hand to hand.
In 1893, Cécile Carnot (the wife of Sadi Carnot, President of the Republic) purchased the ruins and offered them as a gift to her eldest son, Infantry Colonel Sadi Carnot (1865-1948), who during 26 years carried out the great and meticulous historical restoration in the spirit of the 15th century.
In 2013, some parts of the castle were acknowledged as the regional historical monuments. In 2014, annex buildings, vineyards and the park were given the status of the national monument.
At the present day, the castle still belongs to the descendants of the Carnot family. It is open to visitors.

Château de la Rochepot

The Château de Brandon is a castle in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes in the Saône-et-Loire département of France.
History
The castle was built on the site of Gallo-Roman camp. Although it undoubtedly existed before, there is no documentary evidence before the 13th century when a charter shows it as a purely defensive site under the Duchy of Burgundy, which it remained until the 15th century.
It is an excellent example of military architecture with upper and lower walled courtyards, 12th century round walk and a 13th-century drawbridge tower. The main building was modified during the reign of King Louis XIII where the fortress was turned into a 17th-century residence.
Description
The castle stands on top of a hill. The buildings are distributed around an irregular shaped enceinte divided into two by a wall separating the farmyard of the lower courtyard from the residential court. The latter, of lengthened rectangular form, is flanked in the north-western and north-eastern corners by square towers. A wing at right angles occupies the east side; it is connected by a section of wall to a third square tower. The courtyard is completed by the agricultural buildings and a stable. A gate tower located at the south-western corner gives access to this area.
History
Ancient Rome : military post at junction of routes.
13th century :probable existence of a strengthened tower owned successively by the lords of Brandon then by captains who hold it in the name of the dukes of Burgundy.
1365 : the tower is entrusted to Robert d' Essertenne who becomes its hereditary lord.
14th century : the duke Philippe II of Burgundy raises the stronghold to a barony to the advantage of Philippe de la Roche, grandson of the preceding.
1453 : castle sold.
1528 : after complex successions within the Lugny family, the castle is acquired by Hugues-Bernard de Montessus
1633 : property seized by Charles de Montessus, great-grandson of the preceding.
1638 : sold to Alphonse de Chaumelis.
1653 : death of Alphonse de Chaumelis who leaves two daughters – Jeanne et Huguette – under the supervision of their uncle, Jean-Baptiste de Chaumelis.
1670 : Huguette de Chaumelis, daughter of Alphonse, marries Claude de la Coste, inherits Brandon at the conclusion of a fight against her uncle who had tried to despoil it.
1729 : attack on the castle by the local population organised by Eugene, son of Huguette, who seeks to dispossess his mother.
1729 : Jean-Baptiste, Huguette's other son, inherits the property at the death of his mother.
18th century : childless, Jean-Baptiste bequeaths the castle to Jeanne-Huguette de la Coste, his niece, wife of the marquis Jacques de Beaurepaire ; the main building, probably built by Chaumelis, is abandoned to the farmers.
End of the 18th century : a Beaurepaire daughter marries Louis Furrier de Cléry who, because of a spendthrift life, has to sell Brandon.
1826 : the property passes to Nicolas Tripier, a lawyer, deputy, and peer of France.
19th century : through the daughter of the preceding, Antoine Mala becomes owner of the castle.
Around 1900 : important restoration works carried out by the granddaughter of Nicolas Tripier, widow of Ferdinand de Jouvencel.
1922 : on the death of Mme de Jouvencel, the vicomte de Masin, her grandson, inherits the estate. The castle still belongs to this family.
Today
The castle is privately owned. It has been listed since 1975 as a monument historique on the supplementary inventory of the French Ministry of Culture. It is a family home and open to the public in July and August.

Château de Brandon

An imposing medieval fortress classified as a historical monument
30 km from Beaune, near Chagny, Château de Couches is an imposing medieval fortress classified as a "historic monument". On offer: guided tours in costume, shows, events and tastings.
A little history
The château is a former fortress of the Dukes of Burgundy dating back to the 11th century. Acting as a form of protection for the route between Paris and Chalon-sur-Saône, over the centuries, the château underwent many changes, but its defensive character remains intact. This fortress dominates the road and the surrounding countryside from the top of its crenellated towers and its keep. Inside, we visit the flamboyant Gothic chapel, the house, the tower of justice and especially its impressive cellars.
Château de Couches refers to Marguerite of Burgundy. Granddaughter of King Saint Louis and daughter of the Duke of Burgundy, she spent part of her youth in this place. Her marriage to the future Louis X le Hutin made her a queen of France but, convicted of adultery, she was locked away in the fortress of Château Gaillard in Normandy. Legend claims that after the death of her royal husband, secret negotiations between the crown and the powerful Duchy of Burgundy would have enabled her to end her days in Château de Couches.
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Château de Couches

The Château de la Verrerie is a château in Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire, France.
History
It was built in 1787.
It was acquired by Adolphe Schneider and his brother, Eugène Schneider, co-founders of Schneider-Creusot, in 1837.
Architectural signifiance
It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1984.