Château de la Fleunie

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The Château de la Fleunie, or Château la Fleunie, is a French castle located south of the commune of Condat-sur-Vézère in the Dordogne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Hospitallers: Built in the 12th and 15th centuries on the left bank of the Vézère, the Château de la Fleunie faces the Château de la Petite Filolie on the other bank. This noble den was mentioned (Mansus de la Frunya) as early as 1406. He had in 1760 high justice over two villages in Condat. It consists of a house flanked by round towers, adorned with Renaissance skylights and extended by a wing flanked by a mâchicoulis tower. Its history is intimately linked to the Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem whose command office was in Condat, capital of the Hospitallers in Périgord. It was the Viscounts of Turenne who allowed the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem to settle in Condat in gratitude for the services rendered during the first crusades. In 1128 the religious and military order of the Templars was created in Palestine. On several occasions, they entered into conflict with the Hospitallers who had commanding offices in Europe...