- Type
- Castle
- Origins
- 1583 · 16th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Location
- Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Style
- Renaissance architecture
- Visiting
- probably – Wikidata lists it as a museum or gives tickets, opening hours or visitor numbers; check before you go
- Coordinates
- 54.8317°, 9.5436°
History
Duke John the Younger of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg built the castle between 1582 and 1587 on the site of the former Cistercian abbey of Rüde, reusing stone from the demolished monastic buildings. For defence a stream was dammed to form the pond from which the building rises. From the 17th century it was the seat of successive ducal lines, and in the 19th century the house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg took its name. King Frederick VII of Denmark died here in 1863, and the throne passed to Christian IX of this house, known as the father-in-law of Europe. Today the castle is run by a foundation.
What to see
A compact white block of three linked houses with four octagonal corner towers rises straight out of the water. The castle museum shows the chapel, the knights' hall, rooms hung with precious leather wall coverings, family portraits and mementoes of the Danish kings. A park surrounds the castle, and a rose garden lies nearby.
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