Five years ago I was traveling in France with and Foix was one of the places I wanted to see. The idea was to visit this castle but we arrived a bit too late, when we got there the castle was closing !!
Vitoria traveled to this part of France a few days ago and chose this postcard to send me.
The Château de Foix is a castle which dominates the town of Foix in the French département of Ariège.
Editions d'Art Larrey cdl - Toulouse
Built In the style of 7th-century fortification, the castle is known from 987. In 1002, it was mentioned in the will of Roger I, Count of Carcassonne, who bequeathed the fortress to his youngest child, Bernard.
In 1034, the castle became capital of the County of Foix and played a decisive role in medieval military history.
From 1479, the Counts of Foix became Kings of Navarre and the last of them, made Henri IV of France, annexed his Pyrrenean lands to France.
As seat of the Governor of the Foix region from the 15th century, the castle continued to ensure the defence of the area, notably during the Wars of Religion. Alone of all the castles in the region, it was exempted from the destruction orders of Richelieu.
Until the Revolution, the fortress remained a garrison. Its life was brightened with grand receptions for its governors, including the Count of Tréville, captain of musketeers under Louis XIII and Marshal Philippe Henri de Ségur, one of Louis XVI's ministers. The Round Tower, built in the 15th century, is the most recent, the two square towers having been built before the 11th century. They served as a political and civil prison for four centuries until 1862.
Since 1930, the castle has housed the collections of the Ariège départemental museum. - in: wikipedia
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