▁This ▁deb t ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁interior ▁re decor ating ▁under ▁the ▁Van ▁Ark els ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁completed . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 3 , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁Van ▁Ark els , ▁Thomas , ▁the ▁castle ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁Dutch ▁families ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁century . ▁The ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁were ▁often ▁very ▁rich ▁families ▁who ▁had ▁various ▁est ates ▁throughout ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁spent ▁little ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁castle . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁families ▁to ▁own ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁the ▁Wo el mont ▁family , ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁last ▁lord ▁of ▁Am mers o yen ▁was ▁Ar th uer ▁de ▁Wo el mont , ▁who ▁bought ▁the ▁castle ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 7 ▁years , ▁he ▁eventually ▁sold ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁poss essions ▁of ▁the ▁castle , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁castle ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Am mer z oden . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁convent ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁Po or ▁Cl ares . ▁The ▁castle ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁Clar isse ▁Con vent ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁The ▁n uns ▁made ▁significant ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁grounds ▁when ▁they ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁castle . ▁The ▁mo at ▁was ▁filled ▁in ▁and ▁a ▁chap el ▁was ▁built