page_title: Wijnendale Castle
section_title: Counts of Flanders and Namur, 11th–14th century
hierarchical_section_title: Wijnendale Castle / History / Counts of Flanders and Namur, 11th–14th century
caption_attribution_description: Kist van Oxford
context_page_description: Wijnendale Castle is a historic residence in Wijnendale, West Flanders in Belgium which was once a medieval castle. The present buildings largely date to a nineteenth century restoration, though parts of the north wing still date to the fifteenth century. One wing is currently inhabited by the present owners of the castle, while another is open to the public as a museum.
context_section_description: The first castle was built by Robert I, Count of Flanders, at the end of the 11th century and used as a base for military operations.
  In the 12th and 13th century, Wijnendale became a regular place of residence for the Counts of Flanders and for Philip, Count of Flanders, in particular. In 1297 Guy of Dampierre signed a treaty here with the English King Edward I.
  In 1298 Wijnendale was inherited by the Counts of Namur, and besieged and damaged in 1302 and 1325. It is probable that Blanche of Namur grew up here and that it was here that she met her future husband Magnus IV of Sweden in 1334.
caption: Depiction of the siege of Wijnendale Castle during the Franco-Flemish War on the Oxford Chest
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