The first feudal castle was built at the end of the 13th century by a member of the Van Rotselaar family.

[2] The family still lives today, and comes from an old important line of nobles: the noble house of Borrkens descents from Laurent de Borrekens, grand Almoner of Brussels, married to Magdalen de Vielleuze.

His grandson Englebert de Borrkens was Grans Almoner of Antwerp.

He had a French garden laid out in the courtyard by John Juchem.

[3] The last inhabitant of the castle was baron Raymond de Borrekens, who died in 1998.