Schloss Favorite (Rastatt)
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Schloss Favorite castle was built by Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer between 1710 and 1730 on the outskirts of Rastatt-Förch in Baden-Württemberg and was a pleasure and hunting palace (French: Maison de plaisance) used by marchioness Franziska Sibylla Augusta of Sachsen-Lauenburg (1675-1733), widow of Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden ('Türkenlouis'). It is the oldest of the German so-called 'Porcellain Palaces' and the only to survive intact to this day. The castle was only used for several weeks a year as a summer residence.
The castle is famous for its rich collection of Chinese porcelain, black lacquerwork and Schwartz Porcelain.
 Schloss Favorite rear view |
 Eremitage |
 Close-up of coats of arms (left: Baden-Baden, right: unknown) and pebble dash used on walls. |
 Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, also known as Türkenlouis |
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German: Sigrid Gensichen/Ulrike Grimm, Schloss Favorite Rastatt-Förch. Verlag K. F. Schimper, 2001, ISBN 3-87742-168-7
