Papers relating to the Barony and Château de Saint-Vidal, France, circa 1700s-1922.

1.71 linear feet (2 boxes)

French

Transferred from Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, 2013.

Material arranged as received.

This material is open for research.

The Barony of Saint-Vidal was established by the 13th century and is seated at Château de Saint-Vidal, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute Loire, France. The fortress at the center of the château was built in the 13th century, and expanded in the 16th century. The de la Tour and Rochefort d'Ally (or d'Ailly) families are associated with the Barony and château. Pierre-Joseph, Marquis de Rochefort d'Ally bought the castle in 1748, and subsequently sold it in 1765 to Louis-Augustin Porral. The castle then passed to the Diocese of Puy-en-Velay, which later abandoned it. The property was broken up when sold at auction in 1922, and in 1930 the castle was bought by the Sahy family.

The collection includes correspondence, notes, and printed material relating to the Barony and Château de Saint-Vidal. Includes a letter to the head of the Chartreuse de Notre-Dame du Puy concerning the genealogy and succession of the La Tour and Rochefort families, beginning with Antoine de la Tour, baron de Saint-Vidal; a document containing an attestation of the condition and contents of the estate; research notes on the papers of the Porral family; a printed broadside advertising the auction of the estate in 1922; and a printed book: La Baronnie de Saint-Vidal by Truchard de Molin (Le Puy : Imprimerie Régis Marchessou, 1897).

January 27, 2022

Papers Relating to the Barony and Château de Saint-Vidal. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Papers Relating to the Barony and Château de Saint-Vidal. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.