Castle-firm of Roly

Dominating of its imposing mass, the firm-castle, of which the Donjon is not other than the tower of the knight S, sign of the power of the first lords of the place. The “thour of Rolliers” goes back to the beginning of the 13th century. A house (the manor) there was assistant. Thereafter, was built a vast main building and the commun runs: immense a Barn, many stable S, cattle shed S and Pigsty S, as well as a Sheep-fold. The interior court is defended by 3 Tourelles. One penetrates there by 2 carriage entrances and of the ditch S surround the buildings at the west coasts and north.

The year 1616 affixed with the southern wall points out the great restoration of this unit which had undergone the attacks of the French troops at the time of the construction of the Forteresse S of Philippeville and of Mariembourg.

The Château was in ruin at the beginning of 1700 and it is only during the years 1746 with 1749 that one transformed the Château.

Today private property, it is Mr. Leone and his wife who restore this inheritance gradually classified.

Only a small portion of the Château is currently renovated: the Donjon is the only inhabited part, the entirely refreshed Chapelle castrale accommodates sometimes exposures. Another realization of the owner is the transformation of the Bergerie and the Brasserie into room of reception.

Obviously, the enclosure of the castle receives very regularly Artiste S and Artisan S where each one can admire this splendid Architecture. Immense the Grange is open every year to a Marché of Christmas.

The vault castrale

Opposite the presbytery, is a vault dedicated to Saint Antoine de Padoue. This vault is independent of the priests of Roly.

The western face of the vault, now decapitated of its bell-tower, and covered with a croupette of eternities, is bored of a door into full clotheshanger, flanked of 4 drain-holes. The roof rests on a cornice bevelled in Tuf. Behind the stone furnace bridge which could go back to the 14th century, one could find the foundations of a semicircular chorus; would this be the trace of the old vault castrale already quoted in 1485?

The vault was completely altered in the years 1880, was arched in Bardeau and was painted in the taste of the time. On the southern face, one found under the rubbles of the frescos representing of the flowers and the suns ochers, blue reds and with sinusoidal rays, original painting of the Détrempe of the 16th century (today invisible following the restoration of the building). As for the door bored opposite in the northern wall, it dates from the transformations of 1880, as proves it its situation outside the enclosure, source of insecurity, the size of the steps and the large arc with two Claveau X.

The tradition wants that in time, there was a chaplain with the castle which said the holy mass to it. The key of the door giving access to the vault vis-a-vis the place (exterior facade) was preserved by the guard private individual (Mr. Mambourg in 1877). The key of the other carries giving in the farmyard (in the interior frontage) was kept by the Master of the places.

The seigniory of Roly

1049 : The first knight of known Roly is Théodoricus de Roslier

1067 : existence of a tower with Roly de Gossuinus de Roslier.

1078 : Théodoricus de Roslier

front 1180: Wiscendis, woman of Bernardus de Rolliers

1119: Walterus de Rosliers

13th: Construction of the news tower of Roly into hard (limestone and tuff)

about 1218: Gertrudis de Rolliers

about 1235: Herbrand de Roliers

1270 : Huart de Roliers

front 1301: Herbrand de Rolliers

1302: Jaquemart known as Roussiaus de Rollier with the battles of Courtrai

1325 : Jean de Rollier, rider, lord of the tower of Rollier, wire of the precedent

1346: Existence of a tower and a manor pertaining to Jakemins de Roliers

1350 : Jacquemars de Roliers or Rollier, Master of the Horse

1356 : Albert de Rollier, wire of the precedent

1388 : Philippe de Roly, wire of Albert de Rollier

1438 : Jean de Fontenelle sells the seigniory in Jéhan de Walin

1455 : Philippe de Roly, wire of the same name is killed with Belgrade

1467 : Fox or Renaud de Roly, wire of the precedent

1489 : Godefroid Lambert known as of Roly

1499 : Jean Lambert, wire of Godefroid

1554: The French Army partially ruined the castle and dependences under Antoine Lambert, wire of Jean.

1574 : Jean Lambert known as of Roly, wire of Antoine

1580 : Jean de Roly first lord in possession of all the seigniory. Demolition and rebuilding of the dependences into hard.

1602 : Gerard de Roly, oldest son of Jean

1616 : Rebuilding of the castle (following the dismantling of 1554) by Gerard Lambert of Roly

1651 : Jean or Jean-Pierre de Roly, wire of Gerard (baron de Roly)

1701 : Charles, baron de Roly. This one renonça with its rights on the castle in favor of Jean-Baptiste Frederic de Lierneux and Mariane de Roly.

1723 : Following a lawsuit between M of Liernieux and the count de Groesbeeck, this last repurchased the ground of Roly

1724 : Jacques-François, count de Groesbeeck, of Wemmeling and the Saint Worsens, says count d' Aublin and of Franc-Waret following his marriage

1744 : Alexande-François count de Groesbeeck, wire of the precedent

1750 : Transformation of the interior of the tower by the marquis Alexandre of Believe

1791 : Charles Lidwine, marquis de Croix, small son of Alexandre

Ernest, marquis de Croix, wire of Charles (1803-1874)

White of Cross (1841-1929)

Louise Marie d' Andigné, girl of White (1870-1959)

Thereafter of successive heritages, the property passed to the hands of the marquis Albert-Amédée-Ernest-Osven de Keoüartz (1898 -1975)

1989 : The family of the marquis de Kerourtz resells the castle with Mr. Geevaert, owner of the castle of Samart.

1995 : After an abandonment and an important plundering, the castle will become on May 11th the property of Mr. and Mrs. Léone.

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