Fatherland of the family of "ground rassembleurs" which gave eight kings to the country, Bourbonnais, heart of France, although provinces in extreme cases vague, ended up symbolizing the national unit. In this respect, its large neighbor auvergnat could keep resentment to him. It is indeed because of Charles III that Auvergne lost its privileges. The Constable of Bourbon being combined to king d' Espagne against France of Valois. François 1st confiscated the duchy of Auvergne and attached it to the crown.
Circuit : Mills - Castle of Riau - Bourbon Archambault - Ste Menoux - Souvigny
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