From 75€*
*Price may vary depending on season and demand
This room invites you to relive the era of the great religious wars which marked the European continent. The west of France was particularly affected during this period, and Mamers was largely part of it. The Saosnois then belonged to Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, who notably led the French army at the Battle of Pavia (1525), where the king was a prisoner. At the death of Charles IV and the assassination of Henri III, the Saosnois remained loyal to Henri IV, who was then Protestant.
The first Protestant church was established in Mamers in 1561 by Honoré du Colombier. Periods of executions followed, carried out on several occasions by the bishop of Le Mans, Charles d’Angennes, and which led to him being rewarded with a cardinalate by Pope Pius V.
However, the so-called reformed religion did not die out in the region. It was not until 1650 that the town of Mamers was besieged and burned.
The room is decorated according to the period, with Henri II-style furniture, as well as engravings from this period of Saint-Malo and Mont St Michel, which recall how the closed cities resisted the massacres of the wars of religion. An engraving also from the Perseigne Abbey (a few kilometers from Mamers) from 1645, created by William III Talvas in the 12th century, shows the importance of the Catholic religion in the region.
- Attic room of approximately 18 m², manor side view
- 140×200 bed
- Large walk-in shower
- Air conditioner
- Hair dryer
- TV
- Wi-Fi
- Household linens
- Breakfast available on site (additional charges)
