Malbrouck Castle
| Malbrouck Castle | ||
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 Aerial view of Malbrouck Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Meinsberg Castle | |
| Creation time : | 1419 to 1434 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | preserved or restored | |
| Standing position : | Nobles | |
| Place: | Manderen | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 27 '26 " N , 6 ° 25' 59" E | |
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The castle Malbrouck , including Castle Meinberg called, is a completely renovated medieval , Lorraine castle in Manderen in the French department of Moselle in the historic region of Lorraine .
architecture
The hilltop castle is an almost rectangular complex with a side length of 50 meters in the south, 66 meters in the east, 68 meters in the west and 49 meters in the north. It has four corner towers, three of which are rectangular and one is round. The castle rises from afar on the top of the conical Meinsberg in the triangle of France , Germany and Luxembourg .
Surname
The name Chateau Malbrouck for Meinsberg Castle goes back to an incident in the War of the Spanish Succession , which only has something to do with the history and importance of the castle in the folklore sense. It refers to the English general John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough , known in France by the nickname Malbrouck. During the War of the Spanish Succession, Marlborough marched with 100,000 men from Trier along the Moselle towards France in 1705 . It was blocked by the French Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars, who stood by with fewer than 50,000 men. Marlborough chose Malbrouck Castle as its headquarters, where he waited for support from the Prince of Baden, which, however, did not materialize. Marlborough's troops ran out of supplies and his army began to disintegrate. Eventually Marlborough had to flee by night and fog.
history
In the years 1419 to 1434 Arnold VI. von Sierck (1366–1455) the castle. His son Jakob became Archbishop of Trier in 1439 . Emperor Friedrich III. elevated the rule to an imperial county in 1442. Due to the lack of male heirs, the rule later came to the family of the Count von Sayn , after which the fief fell to the Count von Sulz . The county exercised a special influence on the lower Saargau around Merzig and on various bailiwicks on the Upper Moselle , mainly through the Montclair Castle on the Saarschleife, which was jointly administered by Lorraine and Kurtrier . After various other owners, the plant fell to the state during the French Revolution, which auctioned it in 1793. As a result, it fell into disrepair. In 1930 the castle was placed under a preservation order. In 1975 the Moselle department bought the ruins and had them restored. In 1998 the work was completed. The castle has been used for exhibitions and events ever since.
literature
- Eric Necker: Malbrouck Castle, Architectural journey of discovery through a mansion from the late Middle Ages, ed. by the General Council of the Department of Moselle / Mosel, Thionville / Diedenhofen 2001.
- Eric Necker: Malbrouck, The Lords of Meinsberg, Malbrouck Castle and its history, ed. by the General Council of the Department of Moselle / Mosel, Thionville / Diedenhofen 2001.
Web links
- Site of the castle
- Photo gallery
- Malbrouck Castle as a 3D model in SketchUp's 3D warehouse