Bad Homburg Castle (Schloss Bad Homburg) or Homburg Palace is a castle and palace in the German city of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. Originally the residence of the Landgraves of Hesse-Homburg, it was first built in the 12th century
All but the keep was demolished in 1660 by Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. He replaced the old castle with a new one designed by Paul Andrich between 1680 and 1685. Its grounds and gardens were landscaped in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the addition of the Gothic House. It was built for Princess Elizabeth, a daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom, the wife of Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. The couple had the palace renovated and furnished in a contemporary style, including the English Wing. In particular, the British princess realized her passion for garden art, which can still be experienced in the castle park today.
Thanks and credit to Google Earth Studio for this aerial video.
All but the keep was demolished in 1660 by Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. He replaced the old castle with a new one designed by Paul Andrich between 1680 and 1685. Its grounds and gardens were landscaped in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the addition of the Gothic House. It was built for Princess Elizabeth, a daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom, the wife of Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. The couple had the palace renovated and furnished in a contemporary style, including the English Wing. In particular, the British princess realized her passion for garden art, which can still be experienced in the castle park today.
Thanks and credit to Google Earth Studio for this aerial video.
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00:00Bad Homburg Castle, Schloss Bad Homburg, or Homburg Palace is a castle and palace in the
00:15German city of Bad Homburg-Vor-der-Heue.
00:18Originally the residence of the Landgraves of Hesse-Homburg.
00:21It was first built in the 12th century.
00:24Dining room in the English wing all but the keep was demolished in 1660 by Frederick II,
00:29Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.
00:31He replaced the old castle with a new one designed by Paul Andric between 1680 and 1685.
00:37Its grounds and gardens were landscaped in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the
00:42addition of the Gothic house.
00:44It was built for Princess Elizabeth, a daughter of King George III of the United Kingdom,
00:48the wife of Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.
00:52The couple had the palace renovated and furnished in contemporary style, including the English
00:56wing.
00:58In particular, the British princess realized her passion for garden art, which can still
01:02be experienced in the castle park today.
01:05After Prussia's annexation of Hesse-Homburg in 1866 following the Austro-Prussian War,
01:10it became a summer residence for the kings of Prussia.
01:13William I stayed at the castle several times, as did his son and successor Frederick III
01:18and Frederick's wife Victoria, a daughter of the British Queen Victoria.
01:22The castle was a particular favorite of Frederick and he added bathrooms, telephone rooms and
01:26electricity and merged some rooms.
01:29His son William II and the latter's wife Augusta Victoria also used the palace as a summer
01:34residence and refurbished the royal wing.
01:37After the German Revolution of 1918-1919 the castle was administered by the Free State
01:41of Prussia.
01:43After Hitler came to power in 1933, he offered William II, who was living in exile in Huis
01:49Doorn in the Netherlands, a return to Germany to bring him under his control, and Homburg
01:53Palace as a residence, but the ex-Kaiser refused.
01:57After the dissolution of the State of Prussia in 1945, the palace was taken over by the
02:01State of Hesse.
02:03From 1947 it housed the Verwaltung der Städtlichen Schlosser und Garten Hessen, Hesse Administration
02:09for State Castles and Gardens.
02:11Today it is a museum.
02:13Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtauniskriege, Hesse, Germany,
02:18on the southern slope of the Taunus Mountains.
02:21Bad Homburg is part of the Frankfurt Rhine main urban area.
02:24The town's official name is Bad Homburg vs. die Höhe, which distinguishes it from other
02:29places named Homburg.
02:31The town has become best known for its mineral springs and spa, hence the prefix bad- meaning
02:36''bath'' and for its casino.
02:38As of 2021, Bad Homburg was one of the wealthiest towns in Germany, while the Hochtauniskriege
02:44itself and the Landkriege Starnberg in Bavaria regularly vie for the title of the wealthiest
02:48district in Germany.
02:50As of 2004, the town used the marketing slogan, ''Champagne-Ehren-Tradition''.
02:56Local tradition holds that Bad Homburg's documented history began with the mention of the Villa
03:00Teitenheim in the Lorsch Codex.
03:03Associated with the year 782, this Villa Teitenheim was equated with the historic city center,
03:08which is called Detaigeim.
03:10The local historian Rüdiger Kurth has questioned this traditional story based on his study
03:15of written sources and local factors.
03:18In 2002, Kurth initiated archaeological excavations by the University of Frankfurt, managed by
03:23Professor Joachim Henning.
03:26The excavations showed no evidence of settlement between the beginning of the Christian era
03:30and the 13th century.
03:32It seems that the historical record in the Eberbach Chronicles, Eberbacher Zugenreihe,
03:37which mentions Wortwin, or Ortwin, von Hohenbirch as Homburg's founder about 1180 is the first
03:42solid evidence of the town's existence.
03:45That is all.
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