Who owned the Château de Chazal in Uzos?

Baron Pierre Chazal, a general and Minister of War of the Kingdom of Belgium, who settled there from 1875.

Where is the Château de Chazal located?

In Uzos, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, near Pau.

When did Baron Chazal die at the château?

He died there on 25 January 1892, the same day as his wife.

Why did Baron Chazal move to France after his Belgian career?

After holding numerous military and political positions in Belgium, he chose to retire permanently to Uzos in 1875, where he wrote his memoirs.

Château de Chazal

Chazal Castle

Uzos

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Where: Uzos

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Château de Chazal stands in Uzos (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

The Château de Chazal stands in Uzos, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and takes its name from Baron Pierre Chazal, a Belgian general and Minister of War who retired there in 1875 after a long military and political career in Belgium. Within its walls he wrote his memoirs before dying in January 1892, on the same day as his wife. The place is remembered above all for this nineteenth century Belgian figure rather than for any well documented architectural feature.

Written from Pierre Emmanuel Félix Chazal

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Uzos · Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Uzos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

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Who owned the Château de Chazal in Uzos?: Baron Pierre Chazal, a general and Minister of War of the Kingdom of Belgium, who settled there from 1875.
Where is the Château de Chazal located?: In Uzos, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, near Pau.
When did Baron Chazal die at the château?: He died there on 25 January 1892, the same day as his wife.
Why did Baron Chazal move to France after his Belgian career?: After holding numerous military and political positions in Belgium, he chose to retire permanently to Uzos in 1875, where he wrote his memoirs.