Château of Stuyvenberg
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The Château of Stuyvenberg (French: Château du Stuyvenberg; Dutch: Kasteel van Stuyvenberg; German: Schloss Stuyvenberg) is a residence of the Belgian royal family, located in Laeken, Brussels. It is situated at an elevation of 56 metres (184 ft).[1]
History and use
The Château of Stuyvenberg was built in 1725, acquired for 200,000
Royal Palace of Laeken, the official residence of the King and Queen of the Belgians. Another nearby residence, the Villa Schonenberg, is home to Princess Astrid, the sister of the current king, Philippe.[2]
The first Belgian king,
Queen Fabiola, widow of King Baudouin, called it her home. She died at Stuyvenberg on 5 December 2014.[3] The château then stood empty for three years until the Royal Trust rented it out via Sotheby's to a private couple in 2017.[citation needed
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See also
- List of castles and châteaux in Belgium
- Royal Trust (Belgium)
- Neoclassical architecture in Belgium
- History of Brussels
- Culture of Belgium
- Belgium in the long nineteenth century
References
Citations
- ^ elevationmap.net
- ^ a b Fy, Ph (16 February 2024). "Le Stuyvenberg, lieu de paix de Fabiola". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Bart Van Belle (5 December 2014). "Koningin Fabiola overleden". De Standaard.
External links
Media related to Stuyvenberg castle at Wikimedia Commons
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