Lower Silesian Secrets #54 Secrets of the Sybil Palace, told by Joanna
Lower Silesian #Secrets #54 Secrets of the Pearl Palace, told by Joanna #Lamparska
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Sybilla's Palace in Szczodre (German: Schloss Sibyllenort) – a former palace in Szczodre, built between 1685 and 1692 as the residence of the Dukes of Oleśnica, first from the Württemberg dynasty, then the Guelph dynasty, and finally the rulers of Saxony. After expansion between 1851 and 1867, it was nicknamed the "Silesian Windsor." After a fire in 1945, it was almost entirely demolished; the abandoned remains are now private property.
History
Württemberg Dynasty
In 1685, Christian Ulrich I purchased Szczodre and built a summer residence there between 1685 and 1692 for his second wife, Sybilla Maria (1667-1694), a princess of Saxe-Mersenburg, in whose honor he named both the village and the palace.[2] The estate was frequented by Polish kings Augustus II the Strong and Augustus III of Saxony. The indebted owner, Charles Frederick of Württemberg, according to a family agreement, leased the estate to the next owner. The palace gradually fell into ruin and was uninhabitable by 1715.
Welph Dynasty
Friedrich Augustus acquired the palace through his marriage to Frederick Sophie Charlotte Augusta, daughter of Charles Christian, the last Duke of Oleśnica of the Württemberg line. Between 1792 and 1802, the palace was expanded to include four side wings and two domed towers, a stable, a coach house, a café, a theater, and a guest pavilion. The gardens were designed by Christian Weiss (born in Szczodre, the court gardener of Izabela Czartoryska, who designed gardens in Wilanów and Mokotów near Warsaw). The palace's next owner was Prince Wilhelm of Oleśnica. In 1829, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and his wife, Fredericka of Hohenzollern, stayed there. Between 1851 and 1867, court architect Carl Wolf rebuilt the palace in the English Gothic style, modeled on Windsor Palace in England.[8] The 60 rooms open to the public contained 5,000 prints and paintings.[9] The palace housed a theater, featuring actors from Wrocław and a professional ballet company brought from Brunswick. The Wettin Dynasty
In 1884, the palace passed by inheritance to the Saxon King Albert I. The rooms that had previously housed the theater were transformed into a chapel, where a marble altarpiece was brought from Venice, the dining room walls were covered with leather wallpaper embossed with antique scenes, and water and sewage systems were installed. The king died in the palace on June 19, 1902.[8] From 1904 to 1932, the palace was the residence of the Saxon King Frederick Augustus III, who also died in the palace.[8] During this period, a unique collection of Meissen porcelain was amassed. After his son Frederick Christian took over the palace, in 1932, part of the palace's furnishings were auctioned off, and one wing was converted into apartments. In subsequent years, the furnishings, including parquet floors and coffers, were transferred to other palaces.