Hohenbaden Castle (at the time of its establishment ''Schloss Hohenbaden'', now ''Old castle'' or ''Altes Schloss'') in German
Baden-Baden was the residence of the margraves of
Baden for almost 400 years. The castle was built around 1100 by
Herman II, Margrave of Baden
Hermann II of Baden (c. 1060 – 7 October 1130) was the first to use the title Margrave of Baden, after the family seat at Castle Hohenbaden. This castle is in the present day town of Baden-Baden.
Life
Hermann was the son of Hermann I of Bade ...
(1074–1130) on the west flank of the
Battert
The Battert is a hill, , on the western edge of the Northern Black Forest north of Baden-Baden in Germany. On its western slopes are the ruins of Hohenbaden Castle (the ''Altes Schloss'' or "Old Castle"), on the southern side is the climbing ar ...
rock.
Under Margrave
Bernard I (1372–1431) the Gothic lower castle was built. This was expanded again by
Jacob, Margrave from 1431 to 1453. At its peak, the castle had a hundred rooms.
Christopher I Christopher I may refer to:
* Christopher I of Armenia, the Catholicos of Armenia 539 to 545
* Patriarch Christopher I of Alexandria, ruled in 817–841
* Christopher I of Denmark (1219–1259), King of Denmark from 1252 to 1259
* Christopher I, M ...
built the ''New castle'' in the town of
Baden itself and moved there in 1479.
The ''Old castle'' then served as a widow's residence until it was destroyed by fire in 1599.
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Sources
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