800-Yr.-Old Belgian Castle Will Go to Highest Bidder

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Sep 19th 2008 at 7:01PM

On Monday, a famous 800-year-old Belgian castle will be auctioned off by court order to the highest bidder, and it looks as if someone could snag a real bargain. The 13th century Corroy-le-Château located just south of Brussels and surrounded by a moat, was built by nobleman William of Brabant and remains one of Europe's most perfectly-preserved medieval strongholds. The current owners, descendants of Brabant's, have been fighting over the property for years and have now been ordered to sell it with a Monday deadline. The highest bid so far is for a measly $3 million, the International Herald Tribune reports, though it is probably worth ten times that much. However, if no other bidders come forward in time, the 16,000-sq.ft. fortress on 50+ acres will be sold for that amount.

Tags: Belgium, Brussels, Castle, Medieval

Filed under: Estates, Auctions

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Valerie Sep 19th 2008 8:15PM

People are so greedy,instead of fighting over it why can't they just share it.It's a case of,if I can't have it,no one will.Whats really sad is one or more of those relatives might really love to have it but is going to lose it for chicken feed because of those chicken feed scratchers.

porthos7 Sep 20th 2008 8:09AM

You're right, it is sad to have to give up something you love. See one of the family member's comments at the end of the virtual tour video, posted on the Corroy-le-Chateau site and on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJBPB5ftxBQ

Graffitimonkie Sep 19th 2008 9:31PM

Now that is a house, man not even a house a Castle, a Mansion. We don't have any of those around here in Washington State or in California where I was from previously.

Those things look like they would own any of those million dollar silicon valley homes anyday.

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