▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁poss essions , ▁cov et ed ▁by ▁the ▁Vic om te ▁de ▁S ég ur . ▁He ▁also ▁re built ▁Arn ac ▁church ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁monaster y ▁there , ▁given ▁to ▁Saint ▁Mart ial ' s ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁Lim og es . ▁ ▁As ▁centuries ▁went ▁by , ▁the ▁su zer ain ty ▁of ▁the ▁Pom pad ours ▁spread ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁par ishes . ▁Geoff ro i ▁H é lie ▁de ▁Pom pad our ▁extended ▁the ▁castle ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁having ▁inherited ▁the ▁ill ust ri ous ▁Vis count y ▁of ▁Com born ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 3 . ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁Pom pad our ▁had ▁reached ▁its ▁religious , ▁military ▁and ▁political ▁height . ▁E lev ated ▁to ▁a ▁mar quis ate , ▁it ▁died ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁with ▁several ▁success ive ▁death s . ▁ ▁After ▁that ▁family ▁died ▁out , ▁the ▁inheritance ▁( including ▁the ▁estate , ▁the ▁title ▁and ▁coat - of - ar ms ) ▁was ▁disput ed ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁trial ▁between ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Cont i ▁and ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁La ▁Val li ère ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Crown . ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 5 , ▁Louis ▁XV ▁gave ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁favour ite , ▁M me ▁d ' É ti ol les , ▁who ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁Mar qu ise ▁de ▁Pom pad our . ▁