Although already inhabited in the Bronze Age, Les Baux-de-Provence did not really start growing until the medieval period. Built in the 10th century, the fortress and the small town it protects were ruled by the lords of Baux for five hundred years, in the thick of the ceaseless conflicts that ravaged Provence. It was also at Les Baux that the most famous minstrels and troubadours of the day sang songs of courtly love to the maidens of the House of Les Baux. In the 15th century, the lords of Baux were superseded by the barons of the Masons des Comtes de Provence. This was a golden age for the Château, before it came under the control of the kings of France.
From the 16th century on, family feuds and wars of religion brought on the decline of the town until the fortress was pulled down in 1633 on the orders of Louis XIII.
Visitors to the Château des Baux can see full-scale replicas of huge siege engines, including a couillard, bricole, ballista, and the biggest trebuchet in Europe, which is launched during demonstrations several times daily between April and September.
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Official website of the castle 2008-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
château, baux, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2015, learn, when, remov. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chateau des Baux news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Chateau des Baux is a fortified castle built during the 10th century located in Les Baux de Provence Bouches du Rhone southern France Chateau des BauxHistory editAlthough already inhabited in the Bronze Age Les Baux de Provence did not really start growing until the medieval period Built in the 10th century the fortress and the small town it protects were ruled by the lords of Baux for five hundred years in the thick of the ceaseless conflicts that ravaged Provence It was also at Les Baux that the most famous minstrels and troubadours of the day sang songs of courtly love to the maidens of the House of Les Baux In the 15th century the lords of Baux were superseded by the barons of the Masons des Comtes de Provence This was a golden age for the Chateau before it came under the control of the kings of France From the 16th century on family feuds and wars of religion brought on the decline of the town until the fortress was pulled down in 1633 on the orders of Louis XIII nbsp View from the castle nbsp The keep nbsp Chapel within the castle nbsp TrebuchetThe Chateau des Baux today editVisitors to the Chateau des Baux can see full scale replicas of huge siege engines including a couillard bricole ballista and the biggest trebuchet in Europe which is launched during demonstrations several times daily between April and September External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chateau des Baux Official website of the castle Archived 2008 11 12 at the Wayback Machine City council website 43 44 40 N 4 47 49 E 43 74444 N 4 79694 E 43 74444 4 79694 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau des Baux amp oldid 1208718748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
