Heers Castle

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Heers Castle, or Kasteel van Heers, is a castle in Heers, in the Limburg province of Belgium. It was built in the 13th century. One notable owner was Raes van Heers (1418–1477), who was defeated and forced into exile by Charles the Bold at the Battle of Brustem in 1467. After the battle, Charles's troops burned the castle and the town, but the castle was repaired after Raes's death by his widow. The de Rivière d'Arschot family lived there until the 18th century, when Barbara, the daughter and heiress of the last Count, Henri de Rivière d'Arschot, became abbess of Herkenrode Abbey; on her death in 1744, the family became extinct. By 2010 the castle had fallen back into a derelict state.