- Schloss Ort
Schloss Ort (or "Schloss Orth") is an
Austria ncastle situated in theTraunsee lake, nearGmunden and 19 km fromVöcklabruck , the gate toSalzkammergut .Early history
The castle was founded around 1080 by Hartnidus of Ort, and improvements continued to be made into the thirteenth century - for example by Hartnidus V in 1244. In 1344 the brothers Friedrich and Reinprecht I of Wallsee purchased the castle, which became Friedrich’s sole possession on January 25, 1350. The castle remained in the possession of the Wallsee family until 1483, when Schloss Ort passed to
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor .1484-1689
From 1484 to 1491, the castle was governed by Gotthard von Starhenberg, the
Governor ofUpper Austria . In 1492, Bernhard of Starhenberg and later his descendants ruled the castle until 1584. In 1588, the castle was purchased by Weikhard Freiherr ofPollheim , but he sold the castle on April 6, 1595 to the city of Gmunden. However, Gmunden sold the castle toRudolf II that same year. The castle then passed to other owners before finally being acquired byLeopold I, Holy Roman Emperor .Modern era
In 1876, the castle was acquired by
Archduke John Salvator of Austria (John of Tuscany) (1852-ca. 1911), but on October 6, 1889, he renounced his title and connections to the Habsburg imperial house and changed his name to "Johann Orth", the tenth and last child of Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany and Maria Antonietta of theTwo Sicilies departing forSouth America in 1890 with hismorganatic wife on his own ship, the "St. Margaret". [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F01E7DA1738E733A25755C1A9649C94689ED7CF "JOHN ORTH" IN ARGENTINA.; Austrian Archduke Hiding in Obscurity With ... - Article Preview - The New York Times ] ] Johann Nepomuk Salvator was presumed lost at sea in 1890, and declared dead in 1911, but his actual date of death is unknown. [ [http://www.antiquesatoz.com/habsburg/h-l.htm Habsburg Dynasty ] ]The castle was acquired by
Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1914, and it was intended for students of Gmunden’s schools to be allowed to visit the castle, but this plan was interrupted byWorld War I .The castle was not well maintained between 1919 and 1973.
At present the castle is being used for study center of the Federal Ministry for Land and Forestry ("Bundesministeriums für Land- und Forstwirtschaft"). In January 5, 1995, the castle was officially acquired by the city of Gmunden. In 1996, it began to be used as a location for the
TV series "Schlosshotel Orth ".Notes
External links
*de icon [http://www.schlossort.gmunden.at/ Schloss Ort]
*de icon [http://www.gmunden.ooe.gv.at/ Gmunden's government]
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