Property details

Ref:

mc576

Property type:

Chambre d''hote

Location:

In the centre of a medieval village close to Limoux.

Region:

Languedoc-Roussillon

Département:

Aude 11

Habitable Space:

Not Known

Summary

Large 15th ? Century property, could be run as a Chambre d'Hote and Restaurant or just a Family home.

Property description

Géraud COUSSERGUES was the owner of this house in 1626, the "compoix " (a register office for poll-tax) mentions a wine store adjoining the house. Géraud COUSSERGUES is, according to a deed in LIMOUX in 1613, a qualified merchant of ALET and clothier merchant (higher title) in 1618. He must have been a very important wholesale merchant since he married his son Jean in 1628 to Françoise de MONTESQUIEU,
daughter of the Noble de MONTESQUIEU, Lord of CASTILLON descendent of one of the most ancient families of LANGUEDOC.
Jean CAUSSERGUES who possessed the house, died before 1660 leaving the inheritance to his widow and his son Géraud. It is probably between this date and 1709 that the house become an inn since in 1709 the new owner is given the title of "host" one also finds MILET named CAUSSADE, innkeeper (or host). The ownership does not change in 1729, but in 1767, it is one Antoine MILLlES that is found in the register; this, priest and canon does not keep this inn very long, selling it in 1785 to Antoine CARBON innkeeper.
Compoix or compoids was in former times the state register used to assess the base for poll-tax and others taxes.

The Legend of the Main d’Argent

When MAZARIN negotiated the marriage of Louis XIV with the infante Marie-Therese toward 1659, his envoy, on his way to Spain, stopped over in Alet. Françoise, daughter of the Noble de MONTESQUIEU, offered food and lodging for one night in her home to all the escorts. In the morning, the hostess declined payment. Touched by her grace and her consideration, one of the officers offered her one of his gauntlets and for three centuries, the gauntlet was exhibited in the house. From that time on, the house was called "La Main d'Argent"
(The Silver Hand)

Historique .

Géraud COUSSERGUES était propriétaire de cette maison en 1626, le compoix mentionne un chai joignant la maison. Géraud COUSSERGUES est qualifié marchand d'ALET dans un acte passé a LIMOUX en 1613, de marchand drapier en 1618. Ce devait être un négociant fort important car il maria son fils Jean en 1628 avec Françoise de MONTESQUIEU, fille de Noble de MONTESQUIEU, Seigneur de CASTILLON apparenté a une des plus anciennes familles du LANGUEDOC.
Jean COUSSERGUES, qui possédait la maison mentionnée en 1650, mourut avant 1660 laissant pour héritiers sa veuve et son fils Géraud. C’est entre cette date et 1709 que la maison dut devenir un logis car, dès 1709, le nouveau propriétaire est qualifié « d'hoste », on trouve aussi MILET, dit CAUSSADE hoste.


Le propriétaire ne change pas en 1729 mais en 1767, c'est un autre Antoine MILLIES que l'on trouve, celui-ci prêtre et chanoine ne conserve pas longtemps ce logis et le cède en 1783 à Antoine CARBON Aubergiste.La Légende de la Main d’Argent


Lorsque MAZARIN négocie le mariage de Louis
XIV avec I'infante Marie-Thérèse, vers 1659, son ambassade, en route vers l’Espagne, fait étape à Alet. Françoise, fille de Noble de MONTESQUIEU apparenté à l’une des plus anciennes familles du LANGUEDOC, offre en son logis le vivre et le couvert a l'escorte, le temps d'une nuit. Au matin, l'hôtesse refusa le paiement du service. Touché par sa grâce et sa délicatesse l'un des officiers offrit a la maison un de ses gantelets. Celui-ci resta exposé durant trois siècles en cette demeure qui dès lors fut appelée « La Main d’Argent ».

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