Schloss Richmond was built between 1768 and 1769 for Princess Augusta of Great Britain, the elder sister of King George III. She was married to Charles William Ferdinand, future Duke of Brunswick, on 16 January 1764 and the palace was a gift from him. The architect of the palace was Carl Christoph Wilhelm Fleischer, and [read more]
The Marienkirche or Hauptkirche Beatae Mariae Virginis in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, houses the remains of several members of the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel family. They were Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. The church was commissioned by Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, in 1608 to replace a church that was built there in 1533. The 11 burials that [read more]
The Loo Palace in the Netherlands began its life in 1684 when William III, Prince of Orange, and his wife, Mary, Princess Royal, bought the estate with The Old Loo Palace with the intention of building a new hunting lodge Just five years later, they became the joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland, which [read more]
Brunswick Cathedral was established by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, as a collegiate church between 1173 and 1195. He and his wife, Matilda of England, were both buried in the church while it was still unfinished. Their tomb was made between 1230 and 1240, and the church was eventually consecrated in 1226. [read more]
The Siegen Obere Schloss (Upper Castle) dates from around the 13th century, and it has carried the name Oberes Schloss since around 1670. In the 15th century, the Counts of Nassau ran the town, and the castle and the castle gained defensive towers and walls. Unfortunately, much of the main building was destroyed by fire [read more]
Sophia Dorothea of Celle should have been Queen of Great Britain but her divorce from the future King George I put any stop to that. Sophia Dorothea of Celle was born on 15 September 1666 as the daughter of George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his mistress, Eleonore d’Esmier d’Olbreuse. Her parents officially married in [read more]
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