Description
Decorative Copper engraved panoramic view of the Torpes Castle, France. Torpes Castle, built on rock 20 meters high, near the Doubs is a castle located in Torpes, in the French department of Doubs. From the 13th-15th Century, the castle's history is closely linked to the lords and nobles Monferrand. Then it is part of a series of fortifications belonging to them including those of Monferrand-le-Chateau, Thoraise, Corcondray, Fourg, and Avanne. In 1333, it was acquired by William of Thoraise, and important figure who participated in the negotiations between the King of England and the Duke of Burgundy during the Hundred Years War. in 1492, the castle was burned by Maximilian, in punishment for support of the "Lady of Torpoint" (Claude Thoraise). In 1735, the castle still has its feudal aspect, but in the second half of the 18th Century, the architect Joseph Galezot went through a significant alterations that made it lose its original appearance, followed by more alterations in the 19th century. The famous writer Voltaire stayed here because of a love affair with the Marquise du Chatelet, parent of Lords. After the French Revolution, the castle was sold to an iron master, Saint Charles, and remains in possession of this family today.
