Today the chateau houses a museum with a collection of historic furniture. Also on display is the painting and portrait gallery of the Waldstein family, including portraits of the most famous member of this family, Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland, by Anthony van Dyck. One room is dedicated to Giacomo Casanova, who was employed here as a librarian from 1785 to 1798, and his memoirs Histoire de ma vie were written here in the years before his death in 1798.
The chateau was initially built as a fort in the 13th century by the Hrabišic family, which resided at the Osek Castle. Not earlier than 1527, the Lobkowicz family replaced the fort with a one-wing Renaissance palace. Marie Polyxena of Thalmberg, the widow of František Josef of Lobkowicz, married secondly Maximillian of Waldstein in 1642. Their son Jan Bedřich of Waldstein, later the Archbishop of Prague, was apprised with the French architect and painter Jean Baptiste Mathey, and he brought him to Duchcov for the purpose of rebuilding the residence. The castle was incorporated in the Waldstein's family fideicommis and passed on through inheritance to Ernst Joseph Count Waldstein and to his descendants until it was nationalised in 1945.[1]
Mathey designed a huge Baroque complex, including a large park and a hospital. The decoration of the building was provided by the best Baroque artists in Bohemia, like the sculptors Matthias Braun, Ferdinand Brokoff, and painter Wenzel Lorenz Reiner.[2] Between 1785 and 1798, Giacomo Casanova, the so-called secretary of the 18th century, spent the last thirteen years of his life in Duchcov.[3]
In the 19th century, the castle was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style and the garden in the romantic style. The Waldstein family left the place in 1921.
At present, the chateau is state-owned and open to visitors. The garden grounds serve as a public park.[4] Since 2002, the castle has been protected as a national cultural monument.[5]
duchcov, chateau, czech, zámek, duchcov, german, schloss, manor, house, duchcov, Ústí, labem, region, czech, republic, protected, national, cultural, monument, entranceview, from, rear, sidetoday, chateau, houses, museum, with, collection, historic, furniture,. Duchcov Chateau Czech Zamek Duchcov German Schloss Dux is a manor house in Duchcov in the Usti nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic It is protected as a national cultural monument The entranceView from rear sideToday the chateau houses a museum with a collection of historic furniture Also on display is the painting and portrait gallery of the Waldstein family including portraits of the most famous member of this family Albrecht von Wallenstein Duke of Friedland by Anthony van Dyck One room is dedicated to Giacomo Casanova who was employed here as a librarian from 1785 to 1798 and his memoirs Histoire de ma vie were written here in the years before his death in 1798 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Two aspects of the chateau c 1900The chateau was initially built as a fort in the 13th century by the Hrabisic family which resided at the Osek Castle Not earlier than 1527 the Lobkowicz family replaced the fort with a one wing Renaissance palace Marie Polyxena of Thalmberg the widow of Frantisek Josef of Lobkowicz married secondly Maximillian of Waldstein in 1642 Their son Jan Bedrich of Waldstein later the Archbishop of Prague was apprised with the French architect and painter Jean Baptiste Mathey and he brought him to Duchcov for the purpose of rebuilding the residence The castle was incorporated in the Waldstein s family fideicommis and passed on through inheritance to Ernst Joseph Count Waldstein and to his descendants until it was nationalised in 1945 1 Mathey designed a huge Baroque complex including a large park and a hospital The decoration of the building was provided by the best Baroque artists in Bohemia like the sculptors Matthias Braun Ferdinand Brokoff and painter Wenzel Lorenz Reiner 2 Between 1785 and 1798 Giacomo Casanova the so called secretary of the 18th century spent the last thirteen years of his life in Duchcov 3 In the 19th century the castle was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style and the garden in the romantic style The Waldstein family left the place in 1921 At present the chateau is state owned and open to visitors The garden grounds serve as a public park 4 Since 2002 the castle has been protected as a national cultural monument 5 See also editList of castles in the Usti nad Labem RegionReferences edit Duchcov Chateau Archived from the original on 17 February 2015 Retrieved 17 February 2015 Ehrenberger Tomas 2003 The 88 Most Beautiful Castles p 43 Kartografie Praha a s ISBN 80 7011 745 1 Rob Humphreys Tim Nollen 2002 Rough guide to the Czech amp Slovak Republics Rough Guides 6th ed p 254 ISBN 1 85828 904 1 Tour routes Duchcov Castle National Heritage Institute Retrieved 29 June 2023 Zamek Duchcov in Czech National Heritage Institute Retrieved 29 June 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Duchcov Castle Official website50 36 8 N 13 44 39 E 50 60222 N 13 74417 E 50 60222 13 74417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duchcov Chateau amp oldid 1194321768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
