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The family used their extraordinary wealth, considered the largest private fortune in the world, [5] [6] [7] to acquire businesses in a diverse range of fields, including financial services, real estate, mining, energy, agriculture, winemaking.
Today, the villa remains a private residence maintained by the Strauss family and was the home of Strauss' grandson Christian until his death in February 2020. [2] The study houses historical works as well as German classics.
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In 1536 Louis X, Duke of Bavaria laid the foundation stone for a new residence in the inner city of Landshut. It was begun in German Renaissance style under the architect Bernhard Zwitzel from Augsburg; this palace is today known as the "German building" (in German: Deutscher Bau).
The palace served as a seat of the Dukes in Bavaria, a junior branch of the House of Wittelsbach, until it became derelict after 1920. Duke Luitpold Emanuel sold Possenhofen, as well as Biederstein Castle in Munich-Schwabing, in order to build his late romantic Schloss Ringberg. Possenhofen subsequently served various functions—children's ...
Berg Palace (German: Schloss Berg) is a manor house situated on the east bank of Lake Starnberg in the village of Berg in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The site became widely known as the last residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and location of his disputed death. Today, it serves as residence of Franz, Duke of Bavaria, head of the house of ...
Herzogenaurach (German: [hɛʁt͡soːɡn̩ˈʔaʊʁax] ⓘ; Mainfränkisch: Herziaura) is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is home to two major international sporting goods companies, Adidas and Puma, [3] [4] and Schaeffler Group, a car parts manufacturer.
He improved the living luxury immensely by erecting a new stair tower and adding a bakery, a bath and several mured toilets to the curtain wall. Also the main castle got a new main gate towards the west.