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The Château d'Annibal Grimaldi refers to the former seigneurial fortress that dominated the village of Tourette-du-Château (then called Tourette-Revest), in the Estéron valley. From 1400, the lordship of Tourette-Revest belonged to the powerful Grimaldi de Beuil family, barons and later counts of Beuil, who dominated the region for more than three centuries. In the early 17th century, the castle was the residence of Annibal Grimaldi, Count of Beuil and governor of the County of Nice on behalf of the Duke of Savoy. Having come into conflict with his overlord Charles Emmanuel I, he illegally strengthened the fortifications of several of his strongholds, including Tourette — one of the twelve charges brought against him by the Senate of Nice. Besieged by Savoyard troops, Annibal Grimaldi was captured and then executed in January 1621. The castle was destroyed shortly afterwards, in 1621–1622, ending the dominance of the Grimaldi de Beuil over the Estéron valley. No visible remains of the fortress survive in the village today, which has nevertheless kept the name "Tourette-du-Château" in memory of this vanished building.