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D'Ursel Castle a real Royal Destination

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D'Ursel Castle located in the lovely town of Hingene in the municipality of Bornem at the Province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, is really a wonderful royal destination. Not only it has lots of royal history but it also is a very beautiful residence and it has an amazing Park for walking. d'Ursel Castle own picture taken in Hingene Flanders Belgium Some Royal History D'Ursel castle was used as summer residence for the noble family of d'Ursel. I already have written a blog post about this dynasty on this link .  The first inhabitant of D'Ursel Castle was Diederik van de Werve. In 1608 his descendants sold the residence to Conrad III Schetz and through him the castle became a summer home for the Ursel family. They lived there for more than 350 years. d'Ursel Castle inside A famous occupant of the Castle was Conrad-Albert the first Duke of Ursel (1665-1738). His son Charles, the 2nd Duke of Ursel, asked the famous archi