The Castle of Lavaux-Sainte-Anne (french: Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne) is a

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

located in

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

near

Rochefort Rochefort () may refer to: Places France * Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department ** Arsenal de Rochefort, a former naval base and dockyard * Rochefort, Savoie in the Savoie department * Rochefort-du-Gard, in the Ga ...

Province of Namur Namur (; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the West) on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and the French depart ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. In 1450, Jean II de Berlo commissioned the building of the castle. On 16 November 2002, famous tennis player

Justine Henin Justine Henin (; born 1 June 1982) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She spent a total of 117 weeks as the world No. 1 and was the year-end No. 1 in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Henin, coming from a country with limited success in te ...

married

Pierre-Yves Hardenne Pierre-Yves is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Pierre-Yves André (born 1974), retired French footballer * Pierre-Yves Barré (1749–1832), French vaudevillist and songwriter *Pierre-Yves Bény (born 1983), French gymnast *Pie ...

in this castle.

External links

Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne website
Buildings and structures completed in 1450 Houses completed in the 15th century Wallonia's Major Heritage Historic house museums in Belgium Castles in Belgium Castles in Namur (province) Chateau de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne Chateau de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne Water castles {{Belgium-castle-stub

See also

External links