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Château D'Arques
The Château d'Arques (Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''Castèl d’Arcas'') is a ruined 14th-century castle in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Arques, Aude, Arques in the Aude ''Departments of France, département'' of France. It is one of the so-called Cathar castles. History In the 12th century, there was a conflict between the viscount of Carcassonne and several ''fiefdom, seigneurs'', including Arques and Lagrasse. The estates at Arques became the property of the ''seigneurs'' of Château de Termes, Termes. In 1217, Béranger d'Arques was one of the associates of Peyrepertuse, Guillaume de Peyrepertuse. In 1210, after the defeat of the Château de Termes during the Albigensian Crusade, Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, attacked Arques. After having burned the village (''Villa de Arquis''), situated on the banks of the Rialsès, he gave this part of Razès to one of his lieutenants, Pierre de Voisins. In 1284, Gilles de Voisins began work on building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Aude Arques Chateau
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
