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 Château de Quérigut dans l'Ariège

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château fort
Ariège

Château de Quérigut

    Le Bourg
    09460 Quérigut
Photo de Château de Quérigut

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1209
First written entry
1495
Spanish seat failed
1589
Fire of the castle
1607
Establishment of a garrison
1638
Removal of the garrison
1676
New fire
1709
Rehabilitation
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Pierre II d’Aragon - King of Aragon Author of the donation charter in 1209.
Raymond-Roger - Count of Foix Beneficiary of the gift of the castle.
Louis XIII - King of France Established a garrison in 1607.
Louis XIV - King of France Ordone the restoration in 1709.

Origin and history

The castle of Quérigut, also known as the Donezan Castle, is perched on a rocky piton in the heart of the village of Quérigut, in Ariège. This strategic site, the capital of Donezan, played a key role in tensions between France and Spain. Its origin dates back to at least 1209, when it was cited in a charter of donation of King Peter II of Aragon to the Count of Foix Raymond-Roger.

From the 15th to the 17th century, the castle was repeatedly targeted by Spanish troops. In 1495 an attempt to catch failed, but in 1589 the besiegers managed to fire. Louis XIII installed a garrison there in 1607, abolished in 1638 by a decision of the Council of State. The castle underwent a new fire in 1676, before Louis XIV ordered its restoration in 1709, restoring a garrison on site.

Today, the castle remains only a massive tower in ruins, vestige of the old dungeon. This monument illustrates the recurrent struggles for the control of this border region, between the kingdoms of France and Spain, as well as its military importance under the Ancien Régime.

External links

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