![]() ![]() Instead, von Eikthal turned the property into a truly working estate with a dairy, brewery, livestock, and an inn.Īdolph of Nassau, who would later go on to become Grand Duke of Luxembourg, was expelled from his Duchy by the Prussians in 1866 as a consequence of siding with Austria in the Austro-Prussia War. His plans for Schloss Hohenburg were not quite as drastic. The Baron had turned around at least one other property before - a former abbey in the Black Forest that was converted for textile and munitions production. Wealthy Munich banker Baron Carl von Eikthal bought the estate for 32,000 guilders - a steal for such an impressive property, but the low price likely reflected its distressed physical condition. Carl used the estate as a private hunting retreat and also converted the baroque gardens into the more modern (for the time) English-style gardens.Īt the time of Carl's death in 1857, the Schloss and its grounds were in rough condition. ![]() The property had a few short-lived owners before Prince Carl of Leiningen, the older half-brother of Britain's Queen Victoria, bought it in 1836. ![]() The Herwarth family owned the estate until the early 19th century, when the last of Ferdinand's heirs died and Schloss Hohenburg and estate were put up for sale. ![]()
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