The Château de Bertangles, also named Château de Clermont-Tonnerre, is a historic castle in

Bertangles Bertangles () is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Bertangles is situated on the D97 road, just off the N25, north of Amiens. A farmi ...

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, France.

History

It was built from 1730 to 1734 for Count Louis-Joseph de Clermont-Tonnerre. It was designed by architect

Germain Boffrand Germain Boffrand () (16 May 1667 – 19 March 1754) was a French architect. A pupil of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Germain Boffrand was one of the main creators of the precursor to Rococo called the '' style Régence'', and in his interiors, of the ...

.
The gate, designed by

Jean-Baptiste Veyren Jean-Baptiste Veyren (a.k.a. Jean Veyren) (1707-1788) was a French locksmith and ironworker. Early life Jean-Baptiste Veyren was born on 25 December 1707 in Villeneuve-de-Berg, in the Ardèche, rural Southern France. His father, Jacques Veyrenc, ...

, was moved here from the Château d'Heilly in 1840. During World War I, the château was the Australian Headquarters under the command of General

John Monash General Sir John Monash, (; 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the war and then, shortly after its outbreak, became co ...

. On 12 August 1918 Monash was knighted on the battlefield, a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, by His Majesty King

George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. Born duri ...

, the first time a British monarch had honoured a commander in such a way in 200 years. The interiors were burned in a fire in 1930, and restored shortly after. It was later inherited by politician

François de Clermont-Tonnerre François de Clermont-Tonnerre (1629 – 15 February 1701) was a French aristocrat and cleric. He served as the Count of Noyon, Bishop of Noyon, a pair de France and a member of the Conseil d'État. Early life Jean François de Clermont-Tonnerre ...

. On the eve of ANZAC Day on 24 April 2016, the

Governor General of Australia The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the Monarchy of Australia, monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Peter Cosgrove General Sir Peter John Cosgrove, (born 28 July 1947) is a retired senior Australian Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia, in office from 2014 to 2019. A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Cosgrove fo ...

came to BertanglesSydney Morning Herald: Chateau de Bertangles, scene of General John Monash's legend, should be better known, says Cosgrove
/ref> offering tribute to General Sir John Monash, with a tree-planting ceremony and the unveiling of a commemorative plaque.

Architectural significance

It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1982.

References

External links

Official website
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