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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 Bad ...
(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 are ...
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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