Havré Castle

The Havré Castle (French Château d' Havré ) is a ruined castle in the village of Havré the Belgian city of Mons in the Walloon province of Hainaut.

History

The origins of the castle are detectable only from 1226, even if the counts of Flanders and Hainault have the place Havré fixed since the 11th century. In 1255 Ida married Mons Engelbert of Enghien, and their descendants owned the castle Havré up to 1423. Gerhard Then left of Enghien possession Christoph von Harcourt. Through marriage, the castle came into the possession of the families Dunan, Longeville and Croÿ.

Philippe II de Croy, one of the generals of the Emperor Charles V and from 1537 his major - Bailiff and governor of the county of Hainaut in 1518 was owner of the castle. He married on August 9, 1548 second wife Anna of Lorraine ( born July 25, 1522 † May 15, 1568 ), a daughter of Lorraine Duke Anton II He died before the birth of his son Charles- Phillippe (* 1. . September 1549, † November 25, 1613 ), who inherited the estate. Wounded by a musket shot was Charles- Philippe d' Ambroise Paré, the first surgeon to King Charles IX. treated at Castle Havré.

1578 survived the castle siege by Don Juan de Austria and the Duke of Anjou without causing major damage. But a fire in 1579 it was devastated by the foundation walls. In the 17th century, the present castle complex with Charles Alexandre de Croy was born. Shortly after the French invasion in 1792, the castle was sold as national property. 1807 was bought back from the house Croÿ.

The castle was abandoned in the early 20th century, and since 1930, the estate fell into ruin.