Bergisch Gladbach
Schloss Bensberg
commanditaire du château (1703) · 1703-1716
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Jean-Guillaume II du Palatinat
Duke of Juliers and Berg · Palatine Prince-Elector
Johann Wilhelm II (1658–1716), known as Jan Wellem in the Rhenish dialect, was Duke of Juliers and Berg from 1679 to 1716 and, from 1690, eighteenth Palatine Prince-Elector, succeeding his father Philipp Wilhelm. As a child, he came to hunt each autumn at the old castle of Bensberg with his parents and his many brothers and sisters. From 1703, he commissioned the Venetian architect Matteo Alberti to build there a Baroque castle intended for his Tuscan wife, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici. After a visit to Versailles, he decided to make it a state palace inspired by Versailles and Winchester Castle. Neither he nor his wife lived to see the completion of the works.
Birth1658
Death1716
RoleDuke of Juliers and Berg · Palatine Prince-Elector
Era17th–18th century
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This summary cross-references several sources to document the places, events and historical relationships.
- Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg (Das Bergische) — Das Bergische
- The eventful history of Schloss Bensberg — Alethea Magazine
- The hotel - Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg — Althoff Collection
- Schloss Bensberg (KuLaDig, LVR) — KuLaDig / LVR