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Château de Dax

Coordinates: 43°43′N 1°03′W / 43.71°N 1.05°W / 43.71; -1.05
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Château de Dax, as drawn in 1842.

Château de Dax was a castle in Dax, Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

History

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The castle was once the home of Viscounts of Dax. The castle was captured by the French in 1442 and also in 1451 during the Gascon campaign of 1450-1453 to expel the English from the Duchy of Gascony. Decommissioned as a military barracks in 1888, the castle was demolished in 1891.

The Hôtel Splendid [fr] now stands on the site.

References

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  • Ducourneau, Alexandre. La Guienne Historique et Monumentale Tome 1 seconde partie. 1842. (French)



43°43′N 1°03′W / 43.71°N 1.05°W / 43.71; -1.05