Château de Trécesson is a medieval castle surrounded by a moat in Britanny, France, near the Paimpoint forest. While it’s not certain how old the castle is exactly, it can be traced as far as 8th century when it was a seat of the lords of Ploërmel and Campénéac. The Trécesson family is documented since the 13th century and its first known representative was the knight Jean de Trécesson. Many noble people occupied the castle through the centuries, and today it’s the home of the countess de Prunelé.
Château is a popular tourist spot, especially among those interested in paranormal as it’s believed to be haunted.
The most famous legend concerns the Dame Blanche, also known as the White Lady or The Bride of Trécesson. There are two versions of the story of Dame Blanche.
According to one version, she is a woman who was bricked up into the castle walls by her brothers on the morning of her wedding because she chose the man they did not approve. This was witnessed by a man who told the count of Trécesson what he saw. His men managed to find her and dig her up, but she didn’t survive.
The other version tells us a black carriage arrived near the castle’s moat. Two men got out carrying shovels and picks. They dug up a deep grave. Then they dragged a young woman wearing a wedding dress out of the carriage.She was calm and pale. They lay her in the grave and buried her alive. This was witnessed by a poacher who alerted the count of Trécesson of what happened. Like in the first version, his men dug her up, but she passed away soon.
Whatever her story really was, her ghost haunts the castle to this day.
Where the entrance to the castle once stood, a ghost of the Trécesson family’s younger son with his lover. He was forced by his father to go on crusade and died in the Holy Land. His lover died of broken heart when she learned of his death. They weren’t buried near each other, but their spirits walk together along the edge of the nearby forest.
The castle is also famous for the ghost room in which two phantom card players can be seen arguing, and for the headless ghost roaming around.
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