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Schloss Herzogsfreude
Schloss Herzogsfreude (also named Joy-le-Duc, the duke's pleasure) was a palace in Röttgen, part of the city of Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was a summer residence and hunting lodge of Clemens August of Bavaria, Electorate of Cologne, Prince-Elector and Archbishop of Cologne. It was destroyed in 1804 during the times of the First French Empire. Today nothing remains, except for a bronze miniature model of the palace at the palace square in Röttgen. History Cologne's Elector Clemens August of Bavaria (1700 - 1761) was an avid builder and renovator of palaces and hunting lodges within his territories. Schloss Herzogsfreude was one of these commissions. In addition, he was fond of hunting, primarily ‘par force’ hunts. ‘Par force’ hunts were grand theatrical events, meticulously planned to demonstrate power and greatness. Clemens August and his guests participated in the hunt, or positioned themselves centrally in the forest while they waited to be summo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lustschloss Herzogsfreude Im Kottenforst
In Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Early Modern German architecture, a ''Lustschloss'' (french: maison de plaisance, both equating in English to "pleasure castle/house") is a small country house or palace which served the private pleasure of its owner, usually the ruler of the area it is located in, and was seasonally inhabited as a respite from court ceremonies and state duties. In France, the Château de Madrid in the Bois de Boulogne, easily reached from Paris, arguably set an example, and Louis XIV similarly holidayed annually from the Palace of Versailles to his nearby Château de Marly, and more frequently used his Grand Trianon, to which the Petit Trianon was added in the following century. There is no common term for such houses in English, and the phenomenon developed especially in the smaller states of Germany, where the ruler was firmly based in one or two main palaces, as opposed to the much larger number available to the monarchies of England, France and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
