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Le château en bref
Male Castle (Kasteel van Male, or Grafelijk Slot van Male) is located in Sint-Kruis, in the municipality of Bruges. A former residence of the counts of Flanders, it was the birthplace of Louis II of Flanders, known as Louis de Male, in 1330 according to the tradition reported by encyclopaedic sources. Besieged and retaken by Bruges in 1302, razed by the Ghent troops in 1382, plundered in 1453, then burned and rebuilt in 1473, it was sold in 1558 and raised to a barony in 1560. The Flemish decree of 1996 describes its medieval remains: a square enclosure with ancient foundations and cellars, as the whole appeared around 1390–1397, with four wings and towers, as well as a bridge from 1807 and parts dating from the 18th century. The great keep has been protected since a decree of 5 May 1959; the castle site, the abbey and the hamlet of Male have been protected since 1996. The site was occupied from 1954 to 2011 by the Abbey of Saint-Trudon of the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre. An encyclopaedic source indicates that it now belongs to the Deprez family.