Château de Rochebrune

The origins of Château de Rochebrune date back to the time of the first Crusades, when it served as a strategically important fortification at the crossroads of major trade routes. Jourdain I de Chabanais initiated the construction of the first tower before departing for Jerusalem in 1099. The remaining three towers were added a century later. Jourdain I's descendants gradually expanded the complex to its current size. During the Wars of Religion in 1561, the castle fell to Blaise de Monluc, a Catholic rival of the Protestants.