Augustusburg Hunting Lodge
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The hunting lodge of Augustusburg was built from 1568 to 1572 above the town of the same name on a hill called the Schellenberg on the northern edge of the Ore Mountains of Germany. The castle, which
Aerial view from the south
Main entrance
Hunting lodge and surrounding countryside
Coat of arms above the entrance way
Maurice, Elector of Saxony
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Maurice was Duke of Saxony from 1541 to 1553, who became Prince-Elector and Arch-Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire in 1547. Through shrewd political maneuvering, skillfully exploiting alliances and riv
Augustusburg Hunting Lodge
…Arnshaugk, which belonged to what later became the Neustädter Kreis (Neustadt District). Thanks to the thriving economy of the Electorate of Saxony under Moritz and Augustus, the necessary finance for the construction of the castle was available. Before the hunting lodge was built, an old castle owned by the…
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1559
Portrait of Maurice in armour, by Lucas Cranach the Younger.
Moritzmonument in Dresden