Château de Crèvecœur

As early as the late 11th century, Godfrey I of Namur had a first fortress built in Bouvignes, which his son Henry the Blind later reinforced with walls. Archaeological findings confirm a siege in 1188 by Baldwin V of Hainaut. In the 13th century, the castle withstood a siege by Waleran III of Limburg. From the 14th century onwards, the complex became a target for the people of Liège. Around 1320, the square keep of Crèvecœur was erected on a separate rock, in response to the Montorgueil tower built by the Dinantese. The castle was expanded in 1388 and later received a semicircular bastille. Another construction phase followed a siege between 1429 and 1431, when Liège troops attacked the castle but were unsuccessful.