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Name: Château de Haltinne.
Location: Haltinne, Gesves, province of Namur, Belgium.
Map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Province_de_Namur_in_Belgium.svg
Built: in 1635-1647.
Rebuilt: in 1690-1703 and in the 18th century.
Owner: Private.
History
The first mention of Haltinne, as a chivalrous land, dates back to 1329 when Jean de Flandre, Earl of Namur, traded several territories with Jehan de Ferme. Baron Gérard de Groesbeeck bought in 1635 a piece of land where he erected this castle between 1635 and 1647. The castle was constructed on foundations from an older castle. The castle passed by marriage to Gérard de Mérode. Château de Haltinne was acquired in 1650 by Jacques Zualart. Two fires damaged the castle in 1674 and in 1684. In 1688, the castle was sold to Jean-Hubert Tignée. Château de Haltinne castle was acquired in 1690 by Jacques Rémy de Goër de Herve. He restored the castle in 1690-1703. He also built the farm in order to separate the residential area (south wing) from the farming. It is therefore during the 18th century that most of the openings of the castle were enlarged. Château de Haltinne stayed in the hands of the De Goër de Herve family until 1814.
In 1814, the castle was sold to Earl Ferdinand d'Aspremont-Lynden. His son Guillaume d'Aspremont-Lynden (1815-1889) was senator in 1864-1884 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1871-1878. The House of Lynden (van Lynden) is one of the oldest families of the Dutch nobility, originating in the Duchy of Guelders. The oldest van Lynden (Linde) is mentioned in the year 1307. This family later gave rise to different branches. Most remained in the Netherlands and gave several Dutch politicians, ministers and military leaders. One branch settled further south, in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, several members of which became politicians, ministers, religious and military leaders serving Liège, the Holy Roman Empire, then Belgium.
In 1889, Guillaume d'Aspremont-Lynden sold Château de Haltinne to Gustave Dumont. The castle has remained within the same family since then. The castle is almost perfectly rectangular and entirely surrounded by water. Built in bricks on a very high substructure made of limestone and sandstone, the castle rises up two floors, under sloping roofs covered with slates based on ledges stone corbels. The castle can be entered by a small brick bridge from 1889. The bridge replaced the ancestral drawbridge in the late 19th century. The gate in front of the castle was originally designed for the royal Ciergnon Castle. Leopold II, King of the Belgians in 1865-1905, refused the gate and so it was bought by Gustave Dumont who was at that moment owner of Château de Haltinne. Château de Haltinne is on Wallonia’s exceptional heritage list. You cannot visit the castle. Public access denied. The castle can be admired from the road instead.
The castle from the air:
www.globalview.be/search.asp?pid=3&idp=9630
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Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lynden
www.belgiancastles.be/haltinne.html
www.unairdelabas.com/archives/2013/03/09/26605348.html
www.routeyou.com/location/view/47567750/le-chateau-ferme-...
www.europeanhistorichouses.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/...
qrwallonie.be/ibeakens/Gesve001/view?code=Gesve001&la...
docum1.wallonie.be/documents/IPM/Tomes/5_1/310.pdf
The owner of the image above is Jean-Pol Grandmont.
Link: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haltinne_-_ch%C3%A2teau_-...
The image above is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Link: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
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Name: Château de Haltinne.
Location: Haltinne, Gesves, province of Namur, Belgium.
Map: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Province_de_Namur_in_Belgium.svg
Built: in 1635-1647.
Rebuilt: in 1690-1703 and in the 18th century.
Owner: Private.
History
The first mention of Haltinne, as a chivalrous land, dates back to 1329 when Jean de Flandre, Earl of Namur, traded several territories with Jehan de Ferme. Baron Gérard de Groesbeeck bought in 1635 a piece of land where he erected this castle between 1635 and 1647. The castle was constructed on foundations from an older castle. The castle passed by marriage to Gérard de Mérode. Château de Haltinne was acquired in 1650 by Jacques Zualart. Two fires damaged the castle in 1674 and in 1684. In 1688, the castle was sold to Jean-Hubert Tignée. Château de Haltinne castle was acquired in 1690 by Jacques Rémy de Goër de Herve. He restored the castle in 1690-1703. He also built the farm in order to separate the residential area (south wing) from the farming. It is therefore during the 18th century that most of the openings of the castle were enlarged. Château de Haltinne stayed in the hands of the De Goër de Herve family until 1814.
In 1814, the castle was sold to Earl Ferdinand d'Aspremont-Lynden. His son Guillaume d'Aspremont-Lynden (1815-1889) was senator in 1864-1884 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1871-1878. The House of Lynden (van Lynden) is one of the oldest families of the Dutch nobility, originating in the Duchy of Guelders. The oldest van Lynden (Linde) is mentioned in the year 1307. This family later gave rise to different branches. Most remained in the Netherlands and gave several Dutch politicians, ministers and military leaders. One branch settled further south, in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, several members of which became politicians, ministers, religious and military leaders serving Liège, the Holy Roman Empire, then Belgium.
In 1889, Guillaume d'Aspremont-Lynden sold Château de Haltinne to Gustave Dumont. The castle has remained within the same family since then. The castle is almost perfectly rectangular and entirely surrounded by water. Built in bricks on a very high substructure made of limestone and sandstone, the castle rises up two floors, under sloping roofs covered with slates based on ledges stone corbels. The castle can be entered by a small brick bridge from 1889. The bridge replaced the ancestral drawbridge in the late 19th century. The gate in front of the castle was originally designed for the royal Ciergnon Castle. Leopold II, King of the Belgians in 1865-1905, refused the gate and so it was bought by Gustave Dumont who was at that moment owner of Château de Haltinne. Château de Haltinne is on Wallonia’s exceptional heritage list. You cannot visit the castle. Public access denied. The castle can be admired from the road instead.
The castle from the air:
www.globalview.be/search.asp?pid=3&idp=9630
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Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lynden
www.belgiancastles.be/haltinne.html
www.unairdelabas.com/archives/2013/03/09/26605348.html
www.routeyou.com/location/view/47567750/le-chateau-ferme-...
www.europeanhistorichouses.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/...
qrwallonie.be/ibeakens/Gesve001/view?code=Gesve001&la...
docum1.wallonie.be/documents/IPM/Tomes/5_1/310.pdf
The owner of the image above is Jean-Pol Grandmont.
Link: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haltinne_-_ch%C3%A2teau_-...
The image above is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Link: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en
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