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Schönburg Castle was first mentioned in history between the years 911 and 1166. From the 12th century, the Lords of Schönburg ruled over the town of Oberwesel and had also the right to levy customs on the Rhine river. The most famous was Friedrich von Schönburg - a much-feared man known as "Marshall Schomberg" - who in the 17th century ...
As a landmark the castle is an important part of the lines of sight connecting the cultural landscape as a whole. [ note 1 ] [ 3 ] The World Heritage nomination is representative for the processes that shaped the continent during the High Middle Ages between 1000 and 1300: Christianization , the so-called “ Landesausbau ” and the dynamics ...
The castle was built by Count Hermann II of Winzenburg. [2] In the 12th century, the archbishopric of Mainz hired them to guard and defend Schöneberg castle. [3] After the death of Hermann II, margrave of Meissen, they were given fiefdom rights as well and the castle became their family seat. [3]
Schönbrunn Palace (Austrian German: Schloss Schönbrunn [ˈʃlɔs ʃøːnˈbʁʊn] ⓘ; Viennese German: Schloss Scheenbrunn) was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, the 13th district of Vienna.
Numerous castles (Burgen) and palaces (Schlösser) are found in the German state of Hesse.These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day.
The lords of Schönburg acquired several possessions over the centuries: Glauchau, where they had built a castle as an imperial fief around 1170, came into their ownership in 1256. They owned Lichtenstein since 1286, Waldenburg since 1378, the county of Hartenstein since 1406 and the lordships of Penig and Wechselburg since 1543.
The castle was first mentioned in 1312 and was built by the Lords of Hornberg. In 1349, Werner von Hornberg handed ownership of the castle over to the Abbey of Saint Gall and became ruler of Ebringen. Schneeburg was most likely abandoned before 1500.
Schönberg (also spelled Schoenberg) or Schonberg is the surname of: Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), Austrian composer; Claude-Michel Schönberg (born 1944), French record producer, singer, actor, songwriter and composer of musical theatre; Dietrich III von Schönberg, brother of Cardinal Nikolaus, appointed Bishop of Dresden-Meissen in 1463