Memmelsdorf, Germany
1686
Düsseldorf, Germany
1748-1772
Rammenau, Germany
1721-1735
Güstrow, Germany
1558
Rastatt, Germany
1700-1707
Bayreuth, Germany
1753
Brühl, Germany
1729-1737
Ettlingen, Germany
18th century
Berlin, Germany
1664
Bad Urach, Germany
15th century
Pirna, Germany
1719-1723
Ludwigsburg, Germany
1714
Stuttgart, Germany
1822
Hachenburg, Germany
1715-1746
Leipzig, Germany
1756
Weimar, Germany
1724-1748
Wickrath, Germany
1746/1875
Bonn, Germany
1858-1860
Rödental, Germany
1808-1817
Lohmar-Wahlscheid, Germany
1763
The Château de Foix dominates the town of Foix. An important tourist site, it is known as a centre of the Cathars. Built on an older 7th-century fortification, the castle is known from 987. In 1002, it was mentioned in the will of Roger I, Count of Carcassonne, who bequeathed the fortress to his youngest child, Bernard. In effect, the family ruling over the region were installed here which allowed them to control access to the upper Ariège valley and to keep surveillance from this strategic point over the lower land, protected behind impregnable walls.
In 1034, the castle became capital of the County of Foix and played a decisive role in medieval military history. During the two following centuries, the castle was home to Counts with shining personalities who became the soul of the Occitan resistance during the crusade against the Albigensians.