Château de Beaurevoir (Joan of Arc Tower)

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The Château de Beaurevoir, known as the Joan of Arc Tower (tour Jeanne d'Arc), is a former fortified castle built around 1310 on the edge of the Scheldt (Escaut) frontier, in the Aisne. A contested stronghold, it withstood numerous sieges during the Middle Ages. From 1270 the lordship belonged to the House of Luxembourg, through the marriage of Jeanne de Beaurevoir to Waleran I of Luxembourg. Joan of Arc was held prisoner there for about four months in 1430, in the custody of John III of Luxembourg. The castle was besieged and damaged by the troops of Charles VII in 1434, and was finally demolished during the reign of Louis XIV. The watchtower, known as the Joan of Arc Tower, remains the only standing vestige of the castle still visible; it was later converted into a mill. Part of the underground passages survives. The tower has been classified as a monument historique since 10 December 1920, and the site on which the castle stood has been listed (inscrit) since 4 June 1937.