Château de Gerbéviller
| Château de Gerbéviller | |
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Château de Gerbéviller, May 2008, Garden show
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| General information | |
| Type | Château |
| Architectural style | Classical |
| Town or city | Gerbéviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48°29′49″N 6°30′32″E / 48.496902°N 6.509013°ECoordinates: 48°29′49″N 6°30′32″E / 48.496902°N 6.509013°E |
| Construction started | 17th century |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Albert Laprade |
| Designations | Historical monument Remarkable garden |
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The Château de Gerbéviller is a chateau in the small community of Gerbéviller in Lorraine, France. The site has been occupied since at least the 12th century. The present buildings date from the 17th to 19th centuries, and include the chateau, a theater, a chapel, a pavilion and a unique water nymphaeum. The chateau and chapel were badly damaged during World War I, but have been repaired. They have been protected under various designations since 1945, and since February 1996 have had an overall designation as a historical monument. The park of the chateau with its views over the valley of Mortagne has been a classified natural site since 1999.
There are records of Gerbéviller from 1179, when the Simon II, Duke of Lorraine gave the castle and estate of "Gilbert-Viller" to his son Frideric or Ferri de Bitche. He in turn passed it to his fourth son Philippe (died 1243). Later it passed to the house of Wisse, who held it for a long time. The estate then passed to the house of Deuilly and Chatelet, by the marriage of Hue du Chatelet with Madeleine Wisse de Gerbéviller.
Pierre du Châtelet, their son, became counselor of state to Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, in 1521. He was the seneschal of the Duke of Lorraine and head of his council in 1530. He was made bailey of Nancy in 1541, and in 1543 represented the duke at the conference of Pont-à-Mousson concerned with the introduction of Lutheranism in Metz. He took a firm stand, and protected Catholic interests. He died in 1556 and was buried in the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Gerbéviller.
In 1589 Anne du Chatelet inherited the property. She married the count of Tornielle. In 1621 Charles Joseph de Tornielle was made Marquis de Gerbéviller. The Tornielle family became extinct in 1737 with the death of Anne-Joseph, grand chamberlain of Duke Leopold. He had no children by Antoinette-Louise de Lambertye, and granted his title and estates to Camille de Lambertye. Prince and Duke Armand-Louis-Hélie d'Arenberg (born 14 April 1904) married Gabreille de Lambertye-Gerbeviller on 9 August 1941. As of 2010 the chateau was owned by the Arenbergs.
The town was destroyed by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1433–1477). It was destroyed again by Louis XIII (1601–1643), who razed the walls, fortified gates and the castle.
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