Wittelsbach Castle (Wittelsbacher Schloss), Friedberg

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Le château en bref

The Wittelsbach Castle in Friedberg, Bavaria, goes back to a border fortress that Duke Louis II the Strict had built around 1257 to protect his lands, while the fortified town of Friedberg arose at its foot. Ravaged by a fire in 1541, the building was rebuilt and enlarged, then reconstructed in 1559 as a four-winged Renaissance complex around an inner courtyard. In the second half of the 16th century, Duchess Christina of Lorraine held a princely court presence here, and from 1754 to 1768 the castle housed the Friedberg electoral faience manufactory. Fully restored, it now hosts the municipal museum devoted to the town's history, clocks and local faience, as well as cultural and private events in its courtyard. In 2020 it was the setting of the Bavarian regional exhibition on the towns founded by the Wittelsbachs.