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Jehan II was the son of Eon de Kerouz\u00e9r\u00e9, an influential man and early supporter of the Montfort claim during the Wars of Succession in Brittany. Following in his father’s footsteps, Jehan remained loyal to the Duke of Brittany, who granted him permission to build Ch\u00e2teau de Kerouz\u00e9r\u00e9 during the 15th century, despite strong opposition from the powerful local lord of Kermavan.<\/p>\n
After Jehan II de Kerouz\u00e9r\u00e9, the family continued to rise and increase its wealth, thanks to important positions in the Duke of Brittany’s entourage and advantageous marriages.<\/p>\n
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Originally, Ch\u00e2teau de Kerouz\u00e9r\u00e9 featured 4 large corner towers, a moat on 3 sides along with a fortified, walled private courtyard on the other (south facing) side.
The main alterations to the ch\u00e2teau’s architecture since its construction are :<\/p>\n
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In 1912, Agn\u00e8s de Kerdrel (Kerouz\u00e9r\u00e9 heiress) married Joseph de Calan. They had a son, Olivier, in 1914. Agn\u00e8s died in childbirth, while Joseph was killed in action in WW1 in 1916.<\/p>\n Olivier de Calan was orphaned and became owner of Ch\u00e2teau de Kerouz\u00e9r\u00e9 at the age of 2. He was taken in by his paternal grandmother, who raised him between Paris and South Finist\u00e8re.<\/p>\n Ch\u00e2teau de Kerouz\u00e9r\u00e9 was thus abandoned and left in a state of disrepair until 1943, when Olivier and his young wife Aliette moved to Kerouz\u00e9r\u00e9.<\/p>\n They had 7 children and undertook renovation work to upgrade to the minimum comfort standards of the time (installation of running water, electricity and gas heating in certain rooms in the west wing). They opened the Ch\u00e2teau to visitors and enjoined several other Breton owners to do the same with their private residences.<\/p>\n Their eldest son, Bruno de Calan, inherited the Ch\u00e2teau in 1987 with his wife Christine Clappier. They restored the entire roof of the ch\u00e2teau (in 5 phases), followed by the window frames. Bruno de Calan died in 2012 at the age of 67, and his wife Christine in 2024 at the age of 71.<\/p>\n They had 3 children. 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– Replacing the Southwest Tower with a buttress
– Complete re-roofing<\/p>\n
– Filling the moat
– Construction of a slate roof on the northwest tower<\/p>\nThe spiral staircase<\/h3>\n
The framework<\/h3>\n
The siege of Kerouz\u00e9r\u00e9<\/h2>\n
Current owners<\/h2>\n