Chronological Table - Development Into A Castle
1165 – 1172:
Castle built as a security post of the Pleißenland colonization under Hugo Of Wartha and Rudolf Of Brand
1199:
First naming of the castle builder Hugo Of Waldenburg
1378:
Lordship Waldenburg mentioned for the first time in as property of Friederich XI. Of Schönburg who died 1364
1430:
Destruction of the castle by the Hussites
after 1430:
New construction of the complex as a castle under Veit II. (1418-72),
keep keeps its central function within the newly built complexe
1519:
Destruction of the castle by fire, keep resists the flames,
reconstruction of the castle in the following years
1556 – 1567:
New construction of the front castle under Hugo I. (1530-66),
with that the construction of a double castle
1619:
Destruction of the rear castle by fire for carnival party
- rear castle remains partially used ruin
around 1700:
Securing the keep under Otto Ludwig (1643-1701) with a pyramid roof
from 1755:
Renovation work on the front castle under Albrecht Carl Friedrich (1710-65)
1768:
The north wing of the front castle was raised by 2 floors and construction of the 2nd stair tower
from 1779:
Renovation and reconstruction work on the front castle under Otto Carl Friedrich (1758-1800)
1783:
Demolition of the rear castle ruin, backfilling of the moat
1786:
Relocation of the main portal (rear castle) to the Grünfelder Park
1789:
New construction of the orangery on the site of the rear castle
1790:
Appointment of Count Otto Carl Friedrich Of Schönburg to the rank of wealthy princely state
1835:
Conversion work and re-equipment of the interiors under Otto Victor I. (1785-1859)
1848:
The masses of people stirred up by the revolutionary events set Waldenburg Castle o fire, completely destroyed/damaged all parts of the building
1853:
Changed reconstruction of the keep, new construction of the office building with vaults and archive rooms
1855 – 1859:
New construction of the palace as a closed four-wing complex with Romanesque and English Tudor Gothic style elements, redesigning of the palace park
1909 – 1912:
Comprehensive reconstruction of the historical castle under Otto Victor II. (1882-1914), new construction of the side wing with connecting corridor to the office building, new construction of the terrace and rose garden
