Breda Castle

Breda castle
File:Exterieur Kasteel van Breda P1060336.jpg Breda castle
Castle of Breda, Beschryving der stadt en lande van Breda (The Hague 1744)
Breda castle
Coordinates	51°35.29′N 4°46.31′E / 51.58817°N 4.77183°E / 51.58817; 4.77183
Type	Castle
Site information
Owner	Government
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Good
Site history
Built	15th century
Built by	Hendrik III
In use	from 1826 Koninklijke Militaire Academie
Materials	Brick

Breda Castle is a castle in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands.

History

In the 12th century, a fortress was located at

In 1667 the

The Stadtholder - later King William III of England - built on the castle between 1686 and 1695, but he and his successors spent little time there. During the period of French occupation in the 18th century, the castle was a military barracks and military hospital. William I of the Netherlands placed it at the disposal of the Royal Military Academy in 1826. Thomas Vincidor built three wings and later King William II of the Netherlands built the fourth wing.

The entrance gate is from the 16th century.

Breda Congress

Between 1746 and 1748 it was the site of the

• 
  Stadtholder’s gate
• 
  Courtyard of Breda Castle
• 
  Spanjaardsgat, water gate
• 
  Blokhuis
• 
  Castle of Breda
• 
  Capture of Breda castle in 1590
• 
  House of Brecht
• 
  The Front of the castle

See also

• List of castles in the Netherlands

References

• Helsdingen, H.W. van, Gids voor de Nederlandse kastelen en buitenplaatsen, Amsterdam 1966

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kasteel van Breda.

• Virtuele rondgang Kasteel van Breda (in Dutch)