Tongelaar Castle (also Tongelaer) is located between Mill and Gassel in North-Brabant, Netherlands.

It is dated to the late 14th century, that is the same as the oldest construction found on the grounds of the main castle.

The north wing probably also dates from the 18th century, but takes the place of older buildings.

The tower is now an information center about the surrounding nature reserve run by Brabants Landschap.

The first building was a late-14th century square keep of 6.9 m by 8.6 m. Its walls were 100-120 cm thick, made from brick of unknown size.

In a later phase two 4.8 m by 3.9 m annexes with a wall thickness of 85-100 cm were added on the northern and southern side.

In 1282 he dedicated Tongelaar Castle to Floris V, Count of Holland and received it back as a fief.

The abduction was done by Jan's nephew Gijsbrecht IV of Amstel and Herman VI van Woerden.

[13] The main branch of the Cuijk dynasty ended with Joanna (1394), sister of the childless Jan V. She abdicated the Heerlijkheid Cuijck and its important city Grave to Guelders in 1400.

In 1266 Beatrix of Cuijk was said to be heiress of Asten (south of Helmond) and Escharen, close to Tongelaar Castle.

Their son Henrick van Stakenborg might have sold Asten and Escharen to Joanna, Duchess of Brabant.

There is little proof to connect these lords of Asten or Escharen to the current Tongelaar Castle.

Due to severe damage during the 1674 Siege of Grave, and a lack of maintenance it next fell in ruins.

[18] In 1702 Hendrik Antoon van Berchem, Lord of Tongelaar from 1666 to 1729, therefore wanted to move the graves of his family to the Catholic church of Boxmeer.

The link between Escharen and the current castle was solidly established when during the 2001 excavations a grave slab with three leopards was found.

The curate of the chapel would receive 20 gold guilders a year from Tongelaar, and would read mass twice a week.

[21] The demise of the main branch of the Van Cuijk family in 1400 made that its 'Cuijk' possessions became owned by the Duke of Guelders.

[25] Floris van Berchem (1615-1687), younger son of Henri III inherited Tongelaar, but was also mayor of Antwerp.

With his wife Agathe Clémence Kieffel, he had a daughter Marie Anne Florence Thérèse van Berchem (?-1697) heiress of Tongelaar.

Marie Anne van Berchem married François de Hinnisdael (?-1728) lord of Betho etc.

Their son Joseph Guillaume Mathieu de Hinnisdael married Isabelle Charlotte van Hoensbroek.

Their daughter Thérèse Marie Ferdinande Isabelle countess of Hinnisdael de Crayn (?-1825) inherited Tongelaar.

[27] Charles Ignace Philippe count of Thiennes de Lombize (?-1839) married Thérèse Marie, and so Tongelaar came into his family.

They had a son Adolphe Walter count of Thiennes de Lombize (?-1814) married to Françoise Louise Countess of Merode.

These had Marie Ghislain, married to Prosper Jean Count of Ribaucourt, and Françoise Louise.

Françoise Louise got Tongelaar, an estate of 305 hectares in the municipalities of Gassel, Mill, Escharen, Linden, Beers and Beugen.

In 1978 the castle and most of farms were sold to Het Brabants Landschap, the current owner.