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  6. Château de l'Abbey Saint-Aubert

 Château de l'Abbey Saint-Aubert à Avesnes-le-Sec dans le Nord

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Nord

Château de l'Abbey Saint-Aubert

    Rue du Château
    59296 Avesnes-le-Sec
Photo de Château de l'Abbey Saint-Aubert
Crédit photo : Auteur anonyme ; éditeur inidentifiable - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1788
Construction of the castle
1789–1799
Sale as a national good
1914–1918
Jagdgeschwader 1
21 septembre 1983
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Castle proper including cellars; moat with their three bridges (cad. B 33 to 36): Order of 21 September 1983; Buildings of the 19th century communes; Old building located on the edge of road number 4; facades and roofs of the Pigeon Tower and pavilion located in the park; wall of enclosure with its gates (cad. B 31, 32, 36-39): entry by order of 21 September 1983

Key figures

Jean-François-Marie-Joseph Ysebrant de Lendonck - Last Abbé of Saint-Aubert Commander of the castle in 1788.
François Marie Joseph de Frahan - Count and first owner post-Revolution Acquire the castle as a national good.
Marie-Adélaide Verkinder - Owner in 1887 Wife of MP Ernest Déjardin.
Manfred von Richthofen - Aviation ace (Red Baron) Lived in the castle during the First War.
Pierre Lefèvre-Pontalis - Ambassador and last notable owner Gendre de Marie-Adelaide Verkinder.

Origin and history

The château of the abbey Saint-Aubert was built in 1788 on land belonging to the abbey Saint-Aubert de Cambrai, under the direction of the master carpenter Beauvais. The plans could be attributed to Angel-Jacques Gabriel or Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart. This project was carried out under the prelature of Jean-François-Marie-Joseph Ysebrant de Lendonck, the last abbot before the Revolution. The castle, sold as a national property, was acquired by Count François Marie Joseph de Frahan by means of a nickname.

During the 19th century, the estate changed hands several times: sold in 1853 to Pierre Joseph Danjou, then in 1884 to Nicolas Meraux, before being bought in 1887 by Marie-Adelaide Verkinder, wife of the deputy Ernest Déjardin. He then passed to their daughter and their son-in-law, Ambassador Pierre Lefèvre-Pontalis. The castle played a military role during the First World War by sheltering the General Staff of Jagdgeschwader 1, where Baron Manfred von Richthofen lived.

Ranked a historic monument in 1983, the castle includes protected elements such as moat, bridges, 19th century commons, a Pigeon Tower, and a pavilion in the park. Its architecture and history reflect the transformation of a monastic domain into an aristocratic residence, and then as a memorial to military aviation.

External links

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