Schlossmuseum Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

About the museum

Schillingsfürst is first mentioned in a charter of Emperor Otto III in the year 1000. Around 1260 the castle passed to the related Hohenlohe family; over the centuries it was destroyed and rebuilt several times, for example after the Peasants' War of 1525. The Hohenlohe line of Schillingsfürst has existed since 1615.

The present palace was built between 1705 and 1740, largely to plans by Louis Remy de la Fosse: a three-story, three-winged complex with a forecourt and a double moat. The site includes a farm estate, a court garden with the family mausoleum, and the former court bakery.

The palace museum shows the staircase, the west corridor, several salons, the dining room and the study of Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819–1901), who was Bavarian prime minister and later Reich chancellor; the study has remained unchanged since 1901. Original furniture, tableware, paintings and uniforms illustrate princely life in the Baroque period and afterward. A room is devoted to the composer Franz Liszt, who was a frequent guest; there are also a museum on the French Foreign Legion and a hunting and falconry museum.

Highlights

• Original rooms of the princely family in the Baroque palace
• Study of Reich Chancellor Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe, unchanged since 1901
• Liszt room with documents and personal belongings
• Museum of the French Foreign Legion
• Hunting and falconry museum

Permanent exhibitions

• Schlossmuseum – Historic rooms with original furniture, tableware, paintings and uniforms of the princely family, including the study of Prince Chlodwig.
• Liszt-Zimmer – Documents and personal belongings show the close connection between the composer Franz Liszt and the palace.
• Museum der Französischen Fremdenlegion – Uniforms, orders, weapons, equipment and photographs give insight into the Legion's history.

Operated by

Fürstliche Verwaltung Hohenlohe Schillingsfürst

Admission & discounts

The tour price includes the palace courtyard, the Liszt room, the Foreign Legion museum and the falconry museum.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

Family ticket for two adults and two children; daycare groups pay a separate group rate.

Getting there & parking

By car via the A7, exit 109 Wörnitz, then follow the signs to Schillingsfürst.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Palace café on the grounds.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Palace rooms for weddings, celebrations, meetings and conferences; equipment such as projector, screen and Wi-Fi available. Organized through the ArtWork event agency (“Fürstlich heiraten”).

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