The "Castle Étrembières " center of the lordship of Étrembières, is a stronghold of the late thirteenth century or early fourteenth century, located on the town Etrembières in the department of Haute-Savoie.
situation.
The "castle" is built the north end of Little Salève and watching the bridge and the ferry to cross the Arve at Gaillard.
history.
The "castle" is home to the family of Étrembières; vassal family of the Counts of Geneva.
Aymon Quart, prince-bishop of Geneva in 1309 signed the "Castle" an agreement with the citizens of Geneva. Around 1320, it is the possession of the family Compey. Following the murder of Bernard of Menthon by Philibert II Compey occurred in 1479 and sentenced to death, the Duke of Savoy, confiscate all property of the family Compey whose "castle" of Étrembières. In 1539 he was in the hands of Marine Montchenu. It is made in 1526 to the family of Compey, but its owner, another Compey Philibert, assassinates a canon Fribourg Geneva, the "castle" was again confiscated. Duke Emanuele Filiberto gives fee November 9, 1559 to Francis Prosper Geneva-Lullin.
In 1589 the "castle" is burned and the governor killed in the war between the Duke of Savoy Charles Emmanuel firstly in Geneva and the King of France on the other. Important, it is rehabilitated defense.
Clemenza Geneva Lullin, no children, bequeathed to the hospital in Annecy March 8, 1606.
In 1857, Jean-Daniel Colladon proceeded castle in the testing of a drilling machine with compressed air, after attacking the Salève, was used for the opening of the Mont-Cenis.
Today it is the center of a farm. ( Wikipedia )
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