Château de Bertangles

Château de Bertangles
Château de Clermont-Tonnerre
General information
Coordinates 49°58′21″N 2°18′6″E / 49.97250°N 2.30167°E / 49.97250; 2.30167

The Château de Bertangles, also named Château de Clermont-Tonnerre, is a historic castle in Bertangles, Somme, Picardy, France.

History

It was built from 1730 to 1734 for Count Louis-Joseph de Clermont-Tonnerre.[1] It was designed by architect Germain Boffrand.[1]
The gate, designed by Jean-Baptiste Veyren, was moved here from the Château d'Heilly in 1840.[1]

During World War I, the château was the Australian Headquarter under the General John Monash command.

On August 12, 1918, Monash was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on the battlefield by King George V, the first time a British monarch had honoured a commander in such a way in 200 years.

The interiors were burned in a fire in 1930, and restored shortly after.[1] It was later inherited by politician François de Clermont-Tonnerre.

On the eve of ANZAC Day on April 24th 2016, The Governor General of Australia Sir Peter Cosgrove came to Bertangles[2] offering tribute to Sir General John Monash, during a planting-tree ceremony, and the apposition of a commemorating plaque.

Architectural significance

It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1982.[1]

References

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