The Château de Saint-Ulrich (also known as Château de Grand-Ribeaupierre or Ulrichsburg) is one of three castles (with the Girsberg and the Haut-Ribeaupierre) which overlooks the commune of Ribeauvillé in the Haut-Rhindépartement of France. It is situated at an altitude of 528 m.
The present name of the site is from the chapel dedicated to Saint Ulrich of Augsburg which is found in the castle. Medieval texts never gave the present name - the castle had the name of the Rappolstein dynasty (or Ribeaupierre in the French style).
From the 11th to the 16th centuries, the castle was the principal residence of the powerful lords of Ribeaupierre. There must have been another castle on the same site which belonged in 1114 to the Bishop of Basle. It was occupied militarily by Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, who used it as a strongpoint in his war against the Eguisheims. It was then returned to the Bishop of Basle who restored it to the Ribeaupierres. Anselme II de Ribeaupierre, who chased the other members of the family from the castle, successfully survived two sieges, in 1287 by Rudolph I of Germany and, in 1293, his successor Adolf. A celebrated criminal, Dame Cunégonde d'Hungersheim, was incarcerated in the keep and tried to escape with the aid of a guard.
The castle is a very fine example of the military architecture of Alsace in the Middle Ages, including a keep erected in the 12th century and a residence with chimney of the 12th century. In the 13th century, the salle des chevaliers (knights' hall) was decorated with nine beautiful windows in the Romanesque style which can still be seen. In the same period (1435), the chapel dedicated to Saint Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg, was built.
The Ribeaupierre family left this castle in the 16th century for a Renaissance-style mansion (the present school in Ribeauvillé). The castle was dismantled during the Thirty Years' War.
Château de Saint-Ulrich with Château du Girsberg in the background
The legend of the mortal arrowedit
Two Ribeaupierre brothers, one living in the château de Saint-Ulrich, the other in Girsberg, had agreed to go hunting the next day. They had arranged a signal: the first to wake would fire an arrow at the other's shutters. The Saint-Ulrich brother awoke first and shot an arrow towards his brother's shutters. But the latter, at the moment the arrow arrived, opened his shutters. He died, his heart pierced.
Carmona Christophe & Trendel, Guy, Les Châteaux autour de Ribeauvillé et Ricquewihr - Sarreguemines, éd. Pierron, 2001 - collection Les Châteaux des Vosges : histoire, architecture, légendes n°7.
Mengus, Nicolas, Au temps des châteaux forts en Alsace - Strasbourg, éd. Coprur, 2004.
Salch, Charles-Laurent, Nouveau dictionnaire des châteaux Forts d'Alsace, Alsatia, 1991.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château de Saint-Ulrich.
Description of castle on the CRDP Alsace website (in French)
Description of castle on the Alsa'VTT website (in French)
Description of castle on the L'Internaute website (in French)
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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 needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chateau de Saint Ulrich news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Chateau de Saint Ulrich also known as Chateau de Grand Ribeaupierre or Ulrichsburg is one of three castles with the Girsberg and the Haut Ribeaupierre which overlooks the commune of Ribeauville in the Haut Rhin departement of France It is situated at an altitude of 528 m Chateau de Saint UlrichChateau de Saint Ulrich seen from the neighbouring Chateau du GirsbergCoordinates48 12 10 N 7 18 19 E 48 20278 N 7 30528 E 48 20278 7 30528Built11th centuryOriginal useCastleArchitectural style s MedievalMonument historiqueDesignated1841 1930Location of Chateau de Saint Ulrich in FranceOverall view from the keepSalle des chevaliersThe present name of the site is from the chapel dedicated to Saint Ulrich of Augsburg which is found in the castle Medieval texts never gave the present name the castle had the name of the Rappolstein dynasty or Ribeaupierre in the French style Contents 1 History 2 The castle today 3 The legend of the mortal arrow 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory editFrom the 11th to the 16th centuries the castle was the principal residence of the powerful lords of Ribeaupierre There must have been another castle on the same site which belonged in 1114 to the Bishop of Basle It was occupied militarily by Henry V Holy Roman Emperor who used it as a strongpoint in his war against the Eguisheims It was then returned to the Bishop of Basle who restored it to the Ribeaupierres Anselme II de Ribeaupierre who chased the other members of the family from the castle successfully survived two sieges in 1287 by Rudolph I of Germany and in 1293 his successor Adolf A celebrated criminal Dame Cunegonde d Hungersheim was incarcerated in the keep and tried to escape with the aid of a guard The castle is a very fine example of the military architecture of Alsace in the Middle Ages including a keep erected in the 12th century and a residence with chimney of the 12th century In the 13th century the salle des chevaliers knights hall was decorated with nine beautiful windows in the Romanesque style which can still be seen In the same period 1435 the chapel dedicated to Saint Ulrich Bishop of Augsburg was built The Ribeaupierre family left this castle in the 16th century for a Renaissance style mansion the present school in Ribeauville The castle was dismantled during the Thirty Years War The castle today editThe visible remains date from several epochs 12th century Square keep and the corps de logis 13th century Salle des chevaliers and the residential tower 14th century Barbican and outer enceinte 15th century Chapel Saint Ulrich The Chateau de Saint Ulrich has been listed since 1841 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture 1 nbsp Entry to the outer enceinte nbsp Castle entrance nbsp Aerial view nbsp nbsp Chateau de Saint Ulrich with Chateau du Girsberg in the backgroundThe legend of the mortal arrow editTwo Ribeaupierre brothers one living in the chateau de Saint Ulrich the other in Girsberg had agreed to go hunting the next day They had arranged a signal the first to wake would fire an arrow at the other s shutters The Saint Ulrich brother awoke first and shot an arrow towards his brother s shutters But the latter at the moment the arrow arrived opened his shutters He died his heart pierced See also editList of castles in FranceReferences edit Base Merimee PA00085585 Ministere francais de la Culture in French Chateaux de Guirsberg de Haut Ribeaupierre et de Saint UlrichBibliography editBraun Jean Circuit des chateaux forts d Alsace Ingersheim ed SAEP 1978 collection Delta 2000 Carmona Christophe amp Trendel Guy Les Chateaux autour de Ribeauville et Ricquewihr Sarreguemines ed Pierron 2001 collection Les Chateaux des Vosges histoire architecture legendes n 7 Mengus Nicolas Au temps des chateaux forts en Alsace Strasbourg ed Coprur 2004 Salch Charles Laurent Nouveau dictionnaire des chateaux Forts d Alsace Alsatia 1991 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chateau de Saint Ulrich Description of castle on the CRDP Alsace website in French Description of castle on the Alsa VTT website in French Description of castle on the L Internaute website in French Retrieved from https 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