Trazegnies Castle
The Trazegnies Castle ( French Château de Trazegnies ) is located in the village of Trazegnies in the Belgian municipality of Courcelles in the province of Hainaut in the Walloon part of Belgium .
The visitor enters the inner courtyard of the palace through the gate from the 13th century. There is a natural monument there: a 300 year old tree that dominates the castle courtyard.
history
The castle was originally built by Gilles I. de Trazegnies. Romanesque cellars attest to the castle's early beginnings in the 11th century. The Lords of Trazegnies were often involved in crusades . Otton II. De Trazegnies (c. 1150–1192) fought on the side of King Richard of England and died in the siege of Saint-Jean d'Arce, the first major military operation during the Third Crusade . His son Gilles II. De Trazegnies sold some of his lands to take part in the fourth crusade . Gilles III. de Trazegnies was appointed commander of the army of Sain Louis by the French king and took part in the seventh and eighth crusades .
In 1554 the castle was sacked by the troops of the French King Henry II . The castle was restored at the end of the 16th century. It was at the beginning of the 17th century as a Gillion-Othon de Trazegnies pleasure palace rebuilt and thus one of the few examples in Belgium for the design of the facade in the style XIII Louis . With the death of Alexander, the last Marquis de Trazegnies in 1862, the property came into the possession of the Bascoup mining company through his niece. The castle has been owned by the Belgian state since 1913.
Web links
- History of the castle (French)
- Châteaux médiévaux de Belgique: Château de Trazegnies (French)
Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ 40.7 " N , 4 ° 19 ′ 49.8" E