On 23 September 1408 the united armies of John III, Duke of Bavaria (John the Pitiless), at that time Prince-Bishop of Liège, and his brother William II, Duke of Bavaria, defeated the rebellious citizens of Liège in battle on the plain of Russon.

The remains of the stronghold changed hands several times until Charles Albert de Longueval became owner.

He ordered the demolition of what was left of the medieval structure and erected a new aristocratic castle on the same spot in the year 1630.

The castle started to show cracks as a result of the coal mines causing the ground below to subside.

Neglect and ill-treatment continued unchecked, even though the castle was classed as a structure of national importance in 1926, until eventually, in 2008, the town of Farciennes bought what remained of the building, which was only a skeleton of what was once was a beautiful estate.