The estate at Colmar-Berg first came into the possession of the Grand Dukes of Luxembourg in 1845. The Belgian Revolution had divided Luxembourg from the Netherlands, and also into two, undermining Dutch control of the fortress of Luxembourg City. Grand Duke William II sought to establish a suitable Grand Ducal residence in Luxembourg, hoping that a division of his time between The Hague and Luxembourg would placate the local, overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, population. To this end, the Grand Duke bought Berg Castle from the Pasquier estate. In 1848, it was recognised as the exclusive home of the Grand Duke by the newly promulgated constitution.
In 1890, the Royal house of the Netherlands and the Grand Ducal house of Luxembourg diverged, and the new Grand Duke, Adolphe, purchased Berg Castle the following year, in order to maintain the Grand Ducal estate at Colmar-Berg. In 1906, William IV had the old castle demolished and a new one constructed in its place, designed by the Munich-based architect Max Ostenrieder and the local Pierre Funck-Eydt.[1] Work on the new castle began in 1907, and was completed on 9 September 1911, after which it became the primary residence of the Grand Ducal family.[1]
During the Great Depression, the Grand Ducal family fell upon hard times. Grand Duchess Charlotte sought an agreement with the government of Luxembourg under which the Grand Duchy might divest personal properties to the government, which would then allow the Grand Ducal family to use them as official residences. In 1934, such an arrangement was reached on Berg Castle, with the castle changing hands (along with much of the Grünewald forest).[2] The two properties changed hands for 40m francs, of which 20m francs were denoted for the castle; this was viewed by the government as an undervaluation (as was the price of the Grünewald), as they had assessed the castle as being worth 22m francs.[2] Berg is now one of two properties covered by similar agreements (the other being the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City). The right of Grand Dukes to reside at these two residences is enshrined in Article 44 of the Constitution of Luxembourg.
During the Second World War, the castle was occupied by Nazi Germany. During this period, the most valuable works of art were stolen from the castle, and the building itself underwent major alterations to suit the Nazis' purpose of re-educating local girls.[1] After the war, the restoration of the castle took several years, and it was only re-occupied by the Grand Ducal family in 1964, when Grand Duke Jean acceded to the throne. Until then, the Grand Duchess resided in Fischbach Castle, although this was mostly out of preference, rather than necessity.
Births
Three of the past four monarchs of Luxembourg were born at Berg Castle:
^ abc"Château de Berg - Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg - Résidences". www.monarchie.lu (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^ abJuncker, Jean-Claude (15 February 2007). (PDF) (in French). Investigateur. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.
^ (in Danish). Roskilde Avis. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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berg, castle, this, article, about, luxembourgish, castle, german, palace, berg, palace, bavaria, other, castles, with, similar, sounding, names, burg, castle, disambiguation, luxembourgish, schlass, bierg, pronounced, ˈʃlɑs, ˈbiːɐ, french, château, berg, germ. This article is about the Luxembourgish castle For the German palace see Berg Palace Bavaria For other castles with similar sounding names see Burg Castle disambiguation Berg Castle Luxembourgish Schlass Bierg pronounced ˈʃlɑs ˈbiːɐ ɕ French Chateau de Berg German Schloss Berg also called Colmar Berg is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg It is situated in the town of Colmar Berg in central Luxembourg near the confluence of the Alzette and the Attert two of Luxembourg s most important rivers Berg CastleSchlass BiergPrincipal residence of the Grand Ducal familyLocation within LuxembourgGeneral informationTypeCastleTown or cityColmar BergCountryLuxembourgCoordinates49 48 53 N 6 05 15 E 49 814666 N 6 087595 E 49 814666 6 087595Construction started1907Completed1911Design and constructionArchitect s Max Ostenrieder and Pierre Funck Eydt Contents 1 History 2 Births 3 See also 4 FootnotesHistory EditThe estate at Colmar Berg first came into the possession of the Grand Dukes of Luxembourg in 1845 The Belgian Revolution had divided Luxembourg from the Netherlands and also into two undermining Dutch control of the fortress of Luxembourg City Grand Duke William II sought to establish a suitable Grand Ducal residence in Luxembourg hoping that a division of his time between The Hague and Luxembourg would placate the local overwhelmingly Roman Catholic population To this end the Grand Duke bought Berg Castle from the Pasquier estate In 1848 it was recognised as the exclusive home of the Grand Duke by the newly promulgated constitution In 1890 the Royal house of the Netherlands and the Grand Ducal house of Luxembourg diverged and the new Grand Duke Adolphe purchased Berg Castle the following year in order to maintain the Grand Ducal estate at Colmar Berg In 1906 William IV had the old castle demolished and a new one constructed in its place designed by the Munich based architect Max Ostenrieder and the local Pierre Funck Eydt 1 Work on the new castle began in 1907 and was completed on 9 September 1911 after which it became the primary residence of the Grand Ducal family 1 During the Great Depression the Grand Ducal family fell upon hard times Grand Duchess Charlotte sought an agreement with the government of Luxembourg under which the Grand Duchy might divest personal properties to the government which would then allow the Grand Ducal family to use them as official residences In 1934 such an arrangement was reached on Berg Castle with the castle changing hands along with much of the Grunewald forest 2 The two properties changed hands for 40m francs of which 20m francs were denoted for the castle this was viewed by the government as an undervaluation as was the price of the Grunewald as they had assessed the castle as being worth 22m francs 2 Berg is now one of two properties covered by similar agreements the other being the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City The right of Grand Dukes to reside at these two residences is enshrined in Article 44 of the Constitution of Luxembourg During the Second World War the castle was occupied by Nazi Germany During this period the most valuable works of art were stolen from the castle and the building itself underwent major alterations to suit the Nazis purpose of re educating local girls 1 After the war the restoration of the castle took several years and it was only re occupied by the Grand Ducal family in 1964 when Grand Duke Jean acceded to the throne Until then the Grand Duchess resided in Fischbach Castle although this was mostly out of preference rather than necessity Births EditThree of the past four monarchs of Luxembourg were born at Berg Castle Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide born 1894 reigned 1912 19 Grand Duchess Charlotte born 1896 reigned 1919 64 Grand Duke Jean born 1921 reigned 1964 2000 Princess Marie Gabriele of Luxembourg born 1925 3 The current Grand Duke Henri was born at Betzdorf Castle in eastern Luxembourg See also EditList of castles in LuxembourgFootnotes Edit a b c Chateau de Berg Cour Grand Ducale de Luxembourg Residences www monarchie lu in French Retrieved 22 December 2015 a b Juncker Jean Claude 15 February 2007 Reponse a la question parlementaire no 1220 du 4 aout 2006 de Messieurs les Deputes Gast Giberyen et Roby Mehlen PDF in French Investigateur Archived from the original PDF on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 27 June 2007 90 ar in Danish Roskilde Avis Archived from the original on 7 August 2015 Retrieved 2 August 2015 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berg Castle Coordinates 49 48 51 N 6 05 13 E 49 81417 N 6 08694 E 49 81417 6 08694 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Berg Castle amp oldid 1110120384, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
