Heeswijk Castle
Castle Heeswijk is a moated castle from the 11th century near Heeswijk , part of the municipality Bernheze , in the Dutch province of North Brabant .
history
A moth emerged around 1080 as the forerunner of today's palace complex . During the Middle Ages, this moth was leveled and a castle was built instead of the castle .
During the Eighty Years' War , Heeswijk Castle was besieged twice, unsuccessfully, by troops under the command of Moritz von Orange . His successor and half-brother Friedrich Heinrich was more successful and captured the castle in 1629, so that he could then besiege the city of Herzogenbusch .
In the course of his war against the Republic of the Seven United Provinces , the French King Louis XIV lodged in Heeswijk Castle in 1672.
In the winter of 1794/1795, Heeswijk Castle was used as headquarters by Jean-Charles Pichegru , General of the French Revolutionary Troops.
The governor of the province of North Brabant Andreas van den Bogaerde van Terbrugge bought the dilapidated castle in 1835 and began its renovation. The castle was expanded to include an armory and iron tower ( IJzertoren ) to house van den Bogaerde van Terbrugge's growing collection of art and curiosities, as well as those of his sons, Louis and Donat.
Todays use
The last renovation of the castle took place in 2005. In the castle museum, the living conditions and the collecting tradition from the middle of the 19th century are reproduced. After the restoration, guided tours of the castle will be offered again. The arms hall is used by the Bernheze community as a registry office. The vaulted cellars under the inner courtyard are used as party rooms, the coach house as a congress center and education center.
Web links
- Castle website (Dutch)
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 21 ″ N , 5 ° 26 ′ 28 ″ E