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Heidelberg Castle
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Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps.
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Heidelberg Castle in 1620
Heidelberg Castle in 1620
The earliest known depiction of the castle, from Sebastian Münster's Kalendarium Hebraicum published in 1527 (detail)
The earliest known depiction of the castle, from Sebastian Münster's Kalendarium Hebraicum published in 1527 (detail)
Heidelberg Castle courtyard around 1683, Johann Ulrich Kraus
Heidelberg Castle courtyard around 1683, Johann Ulrich Kraus
Electoral Palatinate
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The Electoral Palatinate was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-ele
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…Heidelberch". In 1155 Conrad of Hohenstaufen was made the Count Palatine by his half-brother Frederick Barbarossa, and the region became known as the Electoral Palatinate. The claim that Conrad's main residence was on the Schlossberg (Castle Hill), known as the Jettenbühl, cannot be substantiated. The name "Jettenbühl…
Frederick I, King of Bohemia (1619–1620)
Frederick I, King of Bohemia (1619–1620)
Heidelberg Castle, destroyed by the French in 1689 and never rebuilt
Heidelberg Castle, destroyed by the French in 1689 and never rebuilt
Maximilian Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1799–1806)
Maximilian Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1799–1806)