HIERGES
Legend says, Melusine the fairy built the Hierges Castle in one night, and 365 windows were counted. It's from Hieges that Melusine came , she was also called Sybille of Lusignant and was to be the queen of Jerusalem. Melusine of Hierges was a direct descendant of the famous fairy Melusine (the eldest of the line still having the same renowned name). Her father was Manasse of Hierges, who made his name known during the Crusades. Melusine married a significant man Guy of Lusignant. She was also the lady of the manor Samson, where it is said she participated in the battles to defend the castle (see the walkway of the Samson Cliff, which crosses through the ruins' castle). According to rumor, she would have died of the plague in 1190 in front of Saint Jean of Acres, according to others it was in 1187 in Samson. Anyway, if you stop by the church of Nameche, you can see in the center a tombstone with the following inscription "Here lies the bones of Sybille of Lusignat queen of Jerusalem deceased in the year of 1187".
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