Seigneurial House for Sale in Vicfred, Lleida, Spain

Castle Transformed Into a Distinguished Seigneurial House

DESCRIPTION
Defensive fortress later transformed into a beautiful distinguished seigneurial House, (sentinel) guarding plan around it.

Vicfred Castle surrounded by homes built in the ancient wall, is a privileged viewpoint on sunny days. Equally captivating is its interior, where there are traces of all those who lived.

Accentuated in the complex: the main bedroom, music room, the kitchens, dining room, the oratory and the prison dungeon among others.

HISTORY
Documented in 1079. The first mention that we know is a testament to Ramon Mir (Vicfred owner) to his wife and Engèlsia preserved in the diocese of Solsona.
In 1099 Vicfred name appears in the consecration of the Guissona Church. In 1179 Gombau Ribelles married to Cabrera's Marchioness, mistress of Montsonís and the Ventoses, there seems to be left to his daughter Sança de Llobera Vicfred property. When King Pere III establishes Cardona County, Vicfred is specifically named in the royal diploma. As the Dukes of Cardona, lords of Torà and barons of Bellpuig and Juneda (1600) within the castle is a bastion of his possessions.

For several lustrums Ribelles family act as "castlans" governors until Cardona's family arrival, which establish their rule until the extinction of the feudal. During the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth belongs to one of the most important and influential families in Catalonia: the Cardona. In 1998 Vicfred Castle becomes a particular property which is restored and their walls are filling with the beauty and splendor that it had been for centuries.

King Felip V was in the castle in 1701.
The preteder to the throne Carles de Borbó was lodged in it, 12 June 1837, the day of the battle of grain, accompanied by the Bishop of Lleò.
Amadeu I de Saboya, in their march into exile in 1873, spent the night at Castle Vicfred.


Vicfred Castle previously documented in 1079, awarded by a probate record Mir before pilgrimage to Santiago. After belonging to this family, and after various periods of history, spent the lineage of Ribelles and finally reached the hands of Cardona, as a result of became related with Medinacelli house, preserved until the completion of the feudal regime (mid-nineteenth century). Nowadays the castle belongs to the family Boix-Rodriguez.
Vicfred was because its preferred location a major town. It marked the boundary between the county of Urgell and Cardona, and always was a good tower to monitor the progress of the enemy, the view reaches Mequinensa clear days. Watchtower first and a mansion after then undergone transformation on the eighteenth century.

CHANGE
Vicfred Catle could be transformed into a charming chateu, as well as using it as a space for a special events like weddings...