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During the 14th century, Wilfred's heirs and successors, the dukes of Cardona, came from the most important family related to the Crown of Aragon, second only to the royal house itself. Because of this, they were called "kings without crowns", as they had extensive territories in Catalonia, Aragon, and Valencia, and dynastic ties with Castile, Portugal, Sicily, and Naples. This presumably increased the importance of the castle. In 1714, even after a Bourbon siege destroyed a good part of the castle's walls, the garrison was one of the last to surrender to the Bourbon troops which supported Philip V.
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The castle's architecture features both the Romanesque and Gothic styles. Its principal rooms include the Sala Dorada ('golden room') and the Sala dels Entresols ('mezzanine room'). The castle's main jewel is the 11th-century Torre de la Minyona ('maiden's tower'), a tower which measures 15 metres (49 ft) in height and 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter. The Church of Sant Vicenç de Cardona, adjacent to the fort proper, is in the Lombard Romanesque style.
castle, cardona, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, plea. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Castle of Cardona news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2023 This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message The Castle of Cardona Catalan Castell de Cardona IPA kesˈteʎ de keɾˈdone is a medieval fortress in Catalonia Spain Situated on a hill overlooking the river valley of the Cardener and the town of Cardona The fortress was initially constructed by Wilfred the Hairy in 886 it is now a hotel belonging to the state owned Paradores chain 1 Castle of CardonaCastell de CardonaThe Castle of Cardona viewed from the airAlternative namesParador de CardonaHotel chainParadoresGeneral informationLocationCardona Barcelona SpainWebsiteParador de CardonaSpanish Cultural HeritageTypeNon movableCriteriaMonumentDesignated23 January 1992Reference no RI 51 0005236 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksHistory editDuring the 14th century Wilfred s heirs and successors the dukes of Cardona came from the most important family related to the Crown of Aragon second only to the royal house itself Because of this they were called kings without crowns as they had extensive territories in Catalonia Aragon and Valencia and dynastic ties with Castile Portugal Sicily and Naples This presumably increased the importance of the castle In 1714 even after a Bourbon siege destroyed a good part of the castle s walls the garrison was one of the last to surrender to the Bourbon troops which supported Philip V Architecture editThe castle s architecture features both the Romanesque and Gothic styles Its principal rooms include the Sala Dorada golden room and the Sala dels Entresols mezzanine room The castle s main jewel is the 11th century Torre de la Minyona maiden s tower a tower which measures 15 metres 49 ft in height and 10 metres 33 ft in diameter The Church of Sant Vicenc de Cardona adjacent to the fort proper is in the Lombard Romanesque style The portico of the Church of St Vincenc in Cardona was once covered with murals Fragments of these painted vaults were restored in 1960 and are now displayed at the Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya in Barcelona See also editCatalonia House of Barcelona dynasty that held the Crown of Aragon from 1162 until 1410 House of Trastamara a Crown of Castile royal line that held the Crown of Aragon 1412 1555References edit Parador at Cardona Paradores Retrieved 9 June 2023 Bibliography editPedrosa Andreu 2001 The Castle of Cardona Sant Vincenc de Castellet Farell ISBN 84 930418 8 2External links editTown council of Cardona in Catalan Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya MNAC National Art Museum of Catalonia 41 54 51 93 N 1 41 8 01 E 41 9144250 N 1 6855583 E 41 9144250 1 6855583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Castle of Cardona amp oldid 1221500116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
