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The Château de Beaufort is a ruined castle located along the upper reaches of the river Loire in France. It is near the village of Goudet in the département of Haute-Loire, in the Auvergne region. It was built in the 13th century and modified in the 15th and 16th centuries. Perched on a rocky headland overhanging the granitic rocks of the ...
Beaufort Castle, Luxembourg. Coordinates: 49°50′02″N 6°17′08″E. Beaufort Castle in 2008. Beaufort Castle ( Luxembourgish: Buerg Beefort; French: Château de Beaufort; German: Burg Beaufort) dating from the 11th century consists of the ruins of the medieval fortress and an adjacent Renaissance château. It is located in Beaufort in ...
1 day ago · Rue du Château, L-6313 Beaufort. Immerse yourself in the history of the medieval castle and discover how the last occupant lived in the Renaissance castle. In the beautiful countryside of Beaufort, you can visit not one but two castles. Not far from the chateau’s idyllic little lake, an impressive medieval castle towers over the scene.
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In the XIII century. thanks to the new war technologies they build the château de Beaufort on the other bank of the Loire, on top of a rocky peak with abrupt slopes that is easy to protect. The Pipet castrum will be destroyed by the English in 1382 and its village will be burnt. Since then Beaufort will become stronger and stronger.
1 day ago · Les Châteaux de Beaufort. Où? Rue du Château, L-6313 Beaufort. gratuit. Avec la LuxembourgCard. Plongez dans l'histoire du château médiéval et découvrez comment la dernière occupante vivait dans le château Renaissance. Beaufort compte non pas un, mais deux châteaux nichés au cœur de la nature.
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The castle is located on a rocky ridge that stretches westward from the center of the old town of Florennes. There are early records of construction of a wooden castle in Florennes in 842. In 944, Count Eilbert replaced the wooden building with a stone castle surrounded by walls. Eilbert, lord of Florennes, died on 28 March 977. His daughter Alpaïd...
From 1556 to 1771, the castle was owned by the House of Glymes-Jodoigne.On 14 December 1570, Jean de Glymes, Baron of Florennes and Governor of Philippeville, and his wife Reneé de Vaudemont wrote a will leaving their eldest son Charles de Glymes the land and baronetcy of Florennes. Jean de Glymes died in the castle on 2 July 1575. The Queen of Nav...
Most of the fortifications were destroyed in 1704 on the orders of Louis XIV of France, but some towers and ramparts were still standing in 1740. A 1744 travel book Les Délices du Païs de Liege ("The Delights of the country of Liege") described the property as having several large gothic buildings flanked with towers, and a large garden laid out in...
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Chateau de Beaufort. With a medieval fortress, a Renaissance castle and a tranquil valley, the Châteaux de Beaufort, situated right in the heart of Luxembourg’s Little Switzerland, is the perfect place to escape for nature lovers, history buffs, rock music fans and families alike. “A huge fortress was constructed on this site from 1150 ...
