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#castle #history #documentary #nobility #baroque The last princely couple I Heidecksburg Rudolstadt - Part 3 Contents: The Golden Room - The blue silk salon - Oldenburg Gallery - Hall of Mirrors - Horse Room Above the ladies' study, with its groined vault covered in fine stucco, is the Golden Salon, the furnishings of which date from 1892. The room, decorated with embossed gold paper wallpaper, is characterized by a wealth of imaginative forms that originate from Rococo art. Günther Viktor took over the government in Rudolstadt in 1890, after his great-cousin Prince Georg Albert died without leaving any heirs. Neither his father nor his grandfather had been ruling princes of the country. In 1870 he volunteered for the military and took part in the Franco-Prussian War as part of the Mecklenburg troops. After Günther Viktor had experienced the war, the Kaiser granted him a vacation to continue his studies. He studied law, political science and art history in Leipzig. In 1874 he returned to active military service. Three years previously, Günther Victor had been in Dresden and Hermsdorf, where he saw his cousin Anna Luise von Schönburg-Waldenburg for the first time, who would eventually become his wife 20 years later. Both before and after his marriage he enjoyed travelling through the Habsburg Monarchy, Italy, Greece and the Ottoman Empire. He himself was rather withdrawn and avoided public appearances, but after the marriage he was happy to leave representation duties to his wife, Princess Anna Luise. The princely couple's favourite places to stay were the castles of Schwarzburg and Rathsfeld. As early as the end of the 16th century, there is evidence of a "cabinet of art and wonders" in Heidecksburg. Around 1700 there was the "Cabinet of Mirrors" for East Asian porcelain, which can still be admired today. 1757 is considered the year the "Cabinet of Natural History" was founded. For the rulers of Rudolstadt, collecting all kinds of art objects and coins was also part of the sovereign's self-image. But Princess Anna Luise also experienced profound changes in German history. After the Reich government began converting Schwarzburg Castle into a Reich guest house in 1940, she moved into Sondershausen Castle. Parts of the furnishings were lost in the process. She experienced the devastating air raid on Sondershausen in April 1945, during which the castle was miraculously spared. _______________________ IMPRINT Daniela Bensch Email: [email protected] Facebook ▸ / danielabensch VAT identification number: DE231129701 Person responsible for content in accordance with Section 55 II RStV: Daniela Bensch Leipzig Editing program: Adobe Premiere Pro Camera: Canon EOS M50 Mark II Music: YouTube Creative Tool