Schloss Wildenwart

En un regard

Le château en bref

Perched above the Prien valley in the Chiemgau, the small castle of Wildenwart is a four-winged complex flanked by a corner tower. It derives from a medieval stronghold of the lords of Greimharting, mentioned as early as the 12th and early 13th centuries. Acquired in 1862 by Archduke Francis V of Austria-Este and his wife Adelgunde of Bavaria, it passed after 1875 to the Bavarian royal family, into the household of Maria Theresa, wife of the future Ludwig III. In November 1918 the royal family, driven out of Munich by the revolution, took refuge there; Ludwig III lived there after returning from exile in 1920, and his body lay in the castle chapel between October and November 1921. The Christ the King church, built in 1933–1934, honours the memory of the royal couple. Still owned by the Wittelsbachs, some of whom live there, the castle is not open to the public.