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that it could not be demolished. The first attempt to sell the castle failed. A new auction was organized, in which the clause against demolition was abandoned. The municipality reacted with a local order that forbade demolition of monuments. It also tried to buy it for the municipality, but the asking price was then raised.
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sisters, who had been forced out of France. It remained a convent till 1920. A chapel was added for the purpose. In April 1924 Dussen Castle was offered at an auction for 10,400 guilders. It led to protests, and on request of the provincial archaeological commission, the owner added the condition
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Alexander Coutte Count of Groesbeeck. In 1734 their son Jean François Coutte inherited Dussen Castle. In 1758 he was succeeded by his sister Marie Anne. She had married A.L.F. de Croix Marques of Heuchin, Count of Bucquoy (1725-). The Croix family did not live at Dussen.
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Charles Lidewine. Amongst other goods, he inherited Dussen castle. Charles Edmond married Marie Amelie de Tournon Simiane. Together they got a daughter Marie Camille de Croix. She married M.A. count of Ursel. After his death she retained
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8 September 1657 Maarten Jacot van Axel became lord. On his death Dussen Castle came to Eduard François van der
Schuren van Hagoort, his uncle, in 1682. In 1692 his brother Jean Louis Verchuren followed. In 1727 his daughter Elisabeth inherited Dussen Castle.
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