Schloss Philippsfreude
Coordinates: 49°59′08″N 6°53′25″E / 49.985659°N 6.89024°E
Schloss Philippsfreude (German: Schloss Philippsfreude) was a rococo Schloss in Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It served as a hunting lodge and summer palace for the Prince-Electors of Trier. It was destroyed by French revolutionary troops in 1797. Today, nothing is left anymore.
History[]
, Prince Elector and Archbishop of Trier, constructed a castle in Wittlich in 1402, called Burg Ottenstein. The castle was renovated and transformed various times up to in the 18th century. The prince-electors used the castle as a hunting lodge. In 1761, prince-elector and archbishop Johann IX Philipp von Walderdorff ordered the demolition of the castle in order to replace it by a new palace on the same location, Schloss Philippsfreude. The architect was Jean Antoine, who was preferred over the court architect . The first stone was laid on 29 March 1762 in presence of the prince-elector. The construction of the palace took only one and half years and was completed in 1763. [1]
The palace was designed in the style of the French rococo. It was destroyed by French revolutionary troops in 1794. After which the stones were sold up to 1804. [2]
Only the name of the square remembers of the palace: 'Schlossplatz' (palace square).
Bibliography[]
- Ulrike Glatz: ... in einer steinernen Urkunde lesen“: Geschichts- und Erinnerungsorte in Rheinland-Pfalz", Nünnerich-Asmus Verlag & Media GmbH (2013)
- Joachim Hupe: 'Burg Ottenstein in Wittlich Neue archäologische Erkenntnisse zuruntergegangenen kurfürstlichen Residenz' in: Trierer Zeitschrift 75/76 (2012/13) Pages 249-282
- Richard Hüttel: '... verloren, vergessen - Das Kurtrierisches Schloss Philippsfreude in Wittlich Eine Spurensuche', Kulturamt der Stadt Wittlich (2019) ISBN 978-3-945454-15-2
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External links[]
- https://www.peter-daus.de/_bilder/wittlich/Schloss-800px.jpg - Reconstruction drawing of Schloss Philippsfreude
- https://www.peter-daus.de/_bilder/wittlich/Burg-800px.jpg - Reconstruction drawing of Burg Ottenstein
- Castles in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Houses completed in the 18th century
- Former palaces in Germany
- Demolished buildings and structures in Germany