Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces (1909)
Mansfield, Milburg Francisco, 1871- [from old catalog] · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 390
ur upon the proud position thatthe edifice once held. Nearly opposite the Maison des Tetes is thehouse where the young Napoleon lodged in1785-1786. Just above Valence, at the confluence of theIsere and the Rhone, is the magnificent feudalruin of Crussol, the guardian of the gatewayleading from the… … ■^ By the Banks of the Rhone 299 For years this typical feudal castle and mili-tary stronghold of great power belonged tothe family of Crussol, the old Dues dUzes. Sovast was it originally in extent that it containeda whole village within its walls, and indeedthere was no other protection for those…
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