The castle is known to have existed in 1560. During the French Wars of Religion, the castle's owner, Captain Horgues, Count of Lavedan, fought the Calvinist troops of Jeanne d'Albret. After the unsuccessful defence of the town of Tarbes, in 1569, Forgues, his wife and the townspeople were captured. As a brave warrior, he was allowed to return with his wife, without ransom, to his castle.[2]
The structure has been altered several times, in the 16th, 18th and 19 centuries. The south east tower was added in the 18th century but the east facade is entirely original.[1]
Descriptionedit
The four sides of the structure all appear different. The south side is flanked by two round tours with powerful buttresses and has windowed three storeys. The eastern façade has a wooden gallery leaning against the tower and overlooking the moulded window frames. The north facade has a brick watchtower resting on a bed of stones. The west facade and the square south-west tower have few openings. The interior is decorated with Empire wallpapers. The woodwork is original.[1]
^ abcdBase Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^"L'abbaye de Saint-Savin en Lavedan jusqu'à la Révolution" 2e partie, Bulletin de la Société académique des Hautes-Pyrénées, July–September 1933, p 773 (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2018.
External linksedit
Base Mérimée: Château de Horgues, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
château, horgues, 15th, century, castle, converted, later, centuries, into, modern, residence, commune, horgues, hautes, pyrénées, département, france, contents, history, description, also, references, external, linkshistory, editthe, castle, known, have, exis. The Chateau de Horgues is a 15th century castle converted in later centuries into a modern residence in the commune of Horgues in the Hautes Pyrenees departement of France 1 Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe castle is known to have existed in 1560 During the French Wars of Religion the castle s owner Captain Horgues Count of Lavedan fought the Calvinist troops of Jeanne d Albret After the unsuccessful defence of the town of Tarbes in 1569 Forgues his wife and the townspeople were captured As a brave warrior he was allowed to return with his wife without ransom to his castle 2 The structure has been altered several times in the 16th 18th and 19 centuries The south east tower was added in the 18th century but the east facade is entirely original 1 Description editThe four sides of the structure all appear different The south side is flanked by two round tours with powerful buttresses and has windowed three storeys The eastern facade has a wooden gallery leaning against the tower and overlooking the moulded window frames The north facade has a brick watchtower resting on a bed of stones The west facade and the square south west tower have few openings The interior is decorated with Empire wallpapers The woodwork is original 1 The Chateau de Horgues is privately owned and not open to the public It has been listed since 1977 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture 1 See also editList of castles in FranceReferences edit a b c d Base Merimee Chateau Ministere francais de la Culture in French L abbaye de Saint Savin en Lavedan jusqu a la Revolution 2e partie Bulletin de la Societe academique des Hautes Pyrenees July September 1933 p 773 in French Retrieved 2 December 2018 External links editBase Merimee Chateau de Horgues Ministere francais de la Culture in French Google pictures of Chateau de Horgues Chateau de Horgues on Facebook in English 43 11 20 N 0 05 24 E 43 1888 N 0 09 E 43 1888 0 09 nbsp This article about a castle or chateau in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau de Horgues amp oldid 1188792570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
