Castle of Chimay

Located in Wallonia (Belgium), on a rock headland dominating the valley of the White Water, the castle of Chimay would be a medieval construction whose old origin could not be given with precision. Indeed, this one would have, following certain old chronicles, summer built about the year 1000, with the same site as a Donjon around whose several turns and an enclosure would have been high during the XIII {{E}} and 14th centuries.

Even if some claim that the castle was one of the preferred residences of Charles Bold the that forever who been able to be checked and the presence of the castle is attested besides by reliable documents only as from the 16th century.

During the 17th century, the armies of Don Juan of Austria and Turenne besieged the castle in turn and perpetrated important destruction there.

At the 19th century, the known castle one happier period under the impulse of the prince François Joseph de Riquet de Caraman, who made carry out necessary works to repair the many degradations made during the previous centuries. As for Mrs Tallien, it is it which made there build the small theater which bears its name.

Work was undertaken at the 19th century to restore and make more comfortable the castle. Unfortunately it had still to undergo the fire of 1935 during which it was again seriously damaged. The restorations which were undertaken returned its aspect Renaissance to him.

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