Myths and legends - The history of Kaysersberg Castle - Alsace - Castles of France
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
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Kaysersberg Castle was probably built by order of King Henry VII in the first half of the 13th century. In 1246 it was besieged and could only be conquered when the Kaysersbergers were threatened with excommunication.
We tell the thrilling history of the castle in 5 minutes.
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Local people simply call it Schlossberg, and Kaysersberg Castle rises above the medieval old town of the village of the same name.
Its history probably began shortly before 1227, when the imperial bailiff Wölfelin built a fortress on land that did not belong to him. This was probably done by order of King Henri VII. Probably while the castle was still being built, the king acquired all rights to the site in 1227. The landowners were compensated with the proud sum of 250 marks of silver.
The castle was intended to control one of the main traffic routes between Alsace and Lorraine.
In its early days, the size of the complex was still quite small. In addition to the stone keep, there may have been a small palace and a few other wooden buildings.
In the course of the conflict between Emperor Frederick II and Pope Innocent IV, the town and castle were besieged from 1246 to 1247 by Henry III of Stahleck, the Bishop of Strasbourg. Since the siege was not crowned with success, the Kayersbergers were threatened with excommunication. Thereupon they gave up their resistance.
A year later, Duke Matthew II of Lorraine occupied the castle.
In 1261 it belonged to the possession of Bishop Walter von Geroldseck. He was in dispute with the city of Strasbourg. As a result, the castle was taken by their ally Rudolf of Habsburg. He had all the wooden buildings replaced by stone ones. In 1330 it was pledged to King John of Bohemia. Only 6 years later the bailiff and the imperial estates besieged the castle and took it. After that, it was administered by an imperial bailiff for a long time.
In the years 1379 and 1380 structural changes took place. The ring wall was raised by 4 meters and a new, larger residential building was erected. In 1444, during the Hundred Years' War, the castle was unsuccessfully besieged by the Armagnacs. The Armagnacs were an alliance of nobles who fought against the Duke of Burgundy.
The lower castle was probably already abandoned in the 15th century. In the same period the upper castle was extended. The dividing walls between the upper and lower castle were moved to the south and a round building was erected between the keep and the residential building.
During the German Peasants' War, rebels besieged the castle. On May 18, 1525, the castle garrison was finally forced to capitulate.
Under the reign of Charles V, the castle was adapted to modern weapons in 1583. The reconstruction included embrasures, shooting shutters and the roofing of the battlements. Surprisingly, the castle was considered dilapidated as early as 1600, but it survived two more sieges during the Thirty Years' War in 1635 and 1636.
After that, however, the castle deteriorated visibly and was considered a ruin as early as 1648. It was not rebuilt after that, as it was not worth it according to the French King Louis XIV.
After it was confiscated during the French Revolution, Franz Josef Böcklin von Böcklinsau bought the ruins in 1796. Since he wanted to use the castle grounds as a vineyard, he had all the buildings demolished except for the keep. In addition, he had blasting carried out in order to terrace the terrain.
Later, the remains of the castle came into the possession of the Society for the Conservation of the Historical Monuments of Alsace.
From 1865 to 1869, the ruins were restored, secured, and developed for tourism.
From 1995 to 1998, archaeological excavations and building investigations took place. Among other things, the foundation walls of the former residential building were uncovered.
The northern part of the castle with the keep is now open to the public. The remaining part of the castle grounds is used as a private garden and cannot be visited.
Klasse Sendung - und wer nicht nur auf alte Burgen, sondern auch auf alte Städte und Dörfer steht, kann in dem pittoresken Kaysersberg so manch schöne Stunde verbringen; er wird den Besuch nicht bereuen.
Vielen Dank für das Kompliment. Wir müssen dir absolut beipflichen. Kaysersberg ist eine wunderschöne Kleinstadt. Wir haben unseren Aufenthalt dort sehr genossen. Die Heiligkreuzkirche ist übrigen auch einen Blick wert. :)
Who can we thank for keeping this history straight through all the twists in the fortunes of this castle
It is great that there seem to be many people who care about cultural heritage. :)
vielen Dank für den Bericht!
Sehr gerne. Es freut uns, dass er dir gefallen hat. :)
Eine kleine Korrektur: In 1583 war Rudolf II. sowohl Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reichs als auch Landgraf im Elsass, dem ursprünglichen Kernland der Habsburger. Kaiser Karl V. war schon 1558 gestorben nachdem er zuvor abgedankt hatte.
Vielen Dank für die Info. :)
Ich nehme an, hier ist der Staufer Heinrich (VII.), Sohn Friedrichs II., gemeint, nicht der Luxemburger Heinrich VII.
Das ist absolut richtig. :)