Chiemsee, Germany
7th century AD
Lorsch, Germany
764 AD
Comburg, Germany
1070s
Ebrach, Germany
1126-1127
Sankt Blasien, Germany
11th/18th century
Münsterschwarzach, Germany
788 AD
Zwiefalten, Germany
1089
Hirsau, Germany
830 AD
Mönchengladbach, Germany
974 AD
Greifswald, Germany
1199-1204
Neresheim, Germany
1095
Kempten (Allgäu), Germany
752 AD
Selm, Germany
1122
Heidelberg, Germany
1023
Streithausen, Germany
1222
Prüm, Germany
721 AD
Bergen auf Rügen, Germany
1193
Burtscheid, Germany
997 AD
Weingarten, Germany
1056
Passau, Germany
1624
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.