Haultepenne Castle, also spelled ''Hautepenne Castle'' (French: ''Château de Hautepenne''), is a part medieval, part Renaissance structure located in the village of

Gleixhe Gleixhe () is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Flémalle, district of Awirs, located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. It was a municipality until 6 July 1964, when it became part of the municipality of Awirs. Awir ...

in the municipality of

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. It is known for its red brick and uniquely shaped tower. For several centuries, the castle was in the possession of a Flemish noble family, Berlaymont. The name of the castle is bound to the sobriquet, the Fury of Haultepenne, when the army of

Claude de Berlaymont Claude de Berlaymont (or Claudius van Barlaymont), lord of Haultpenne (ca. 1550 – 14 July 1587), was a Flemish military commander in Spain's Army of Flanders during the Eighty Years' War. Family He was the seventh and last son of count Charles d ...

(1550–1587) overran the

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following a

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in 1581. The city surrendered on the condition that it would not be sacked, and when the fighting stopped, the soldiers were turned loose. Over 500 residents died.

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