Chièzes
Origin of the name Chièzes
The meaning of the name of Chièzes, a village that has since vanished, is unknown.
Founding of Chièzes
Chièzes was a village in what is now the municipality of Troistorrents. It has vanished, and its exact location is not known. Together with Cries it gave its name to a lordship of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice. When and how the village arose is unknown.[1]
History of Chièzes
1248. Troistorrents, on whose territory Chièzes lay, appears as "Trestorrens". A chapel is recorded there.[1]
1258. The Abbey of Saint-Maurice holds, since at least this year, the lordship of Chièzes and Cries.[1]
1503. A castellan replaces the métral who had run the lordship until then.[1]
1505. Despite protests from the castellan of Monthey, the abbey sets up a high court of justice at Chièzes.[1]
Around 1520. The abbot of Saint-Maurice still holds sovereignty over Chièzes, as over the Trient valley and Oron-la-Ville.[2]
1536. During the conquests of 1536 the VII Zenden (Dizains) of Valais take from the abbot what remained of his sovereignty over Chièzes, without touching his other seigneurial rights.[2]
1787. After constant disputes, the Valais Diet separates Troistorrents from Monthey and Collombey. Troistorrents forms a new castellany.[1]
1790. Troistorrents joins the revolt of the people of the Val d'Illiez.[1]
1798. End of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice's lordship over Chièzes.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Troistorrents » (David Rey, version du 26.11.2012)
- Olivier Roduit, « Barthélemy Sostion (1520-1550) et Jean Miles (1550-1572), deux Abbés de Saint-Maurice au temps de la Réforme », Les Echos de Saint-Maurice, tome 82, 1986
- geo.admin.ch, recherche de lieux (coordonnées du village de Troistorrents, l'emplacement de Chièzes n'étant pas connu)
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