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878:, Ferdinand II chose to marry the untitled Philippine Welser, the daughter of an Augsburg patrician and businessman. Although considered valid according to church law, marriages between the nobility and untitled persons according to German legal codes of that time was a punishable offence. Ferdinand II did not inform his father of the secret marriage until two years after the wedding.
314:(1527–1580), whom he had married in secret. Ferdinand II prepared his family's residence in the Upper Castle, beneath which he constructed one of the most artistically important halls of the late Renaissance—known as the "Spanish Hall" since the nineteenth century. In 1567, Ferdinand II made his entry into Innsbruck, prior to that, he was appointed administrating governor of the
685:(grey painting on still-wet plaster), is among the best-preserved examples of fresco from the sixteenth century. The representations of princely virtues and muses, female and male heroes, and diverse heroic acts sought to display the royalty as exemplary. They relate to their commissioner Archduke Ferdinand II, patron of the arts and host of lavish festivities.
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natural wonders (rare, unique and excellent things of nature) as well as precious objects, scientific items, toys, or luxury items of the time, and so on. In contents the natural and artistic objects represent the programme of the late
Renaissance encyclopedic collections. The special thing about the
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Spanish Hall, built between 1569 and 1572, is one of the most important freestanding halls of the Renaissance. The picturesque lay-out of the 43-metre (141 ft) long hall is dominated by the 27 full-length portraits of the princely rulers of the Tyrol. Today rather famous classical concerts
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Philippine became a popular and beloved figure through her charity and willingness to help others, particularly the common people of Tyrol. Even the nobility brought their petitions to the former commoner. As signs of affection, people addressed their written petitions to "Merciful Miss" or "serene
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Ferdinand II was one of the most important patrons of the
Habsburg family. He founded the notable collections of Ambras and had a museum built for them in the rooms of the "Lower Castle", which was constructed according to the most advanced ideas of his time. The three Armouries and the Chamber of
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In the following years, Ambras Castle no longer had the status of an official residence and was seldom lived in. Inadequate preservation measures led to the loss of valuable books, manuscripts, and hand sketches, and soon the palace fell largely into disrepair. In the seventeenth century, Emperor
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took over the administration of the castle and its collections. Throughout the 1970s, a comprehensive restoration took place of the
Spanish Hall, the Upper Castle residential quarters, and the inner courtyard. In 1974, the Chamber of Art and Wonders was completed. In 1976, the Habsburg Portrait
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Professor Rudolf Strasser over a period of more than fifty years this collection includes valuable Renaissance and Baroque Period glasses from Europe's most important glass producing regions, for example Venice, Bohemia, Hall,
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from 1180 to 1248. This original fortification was destroyed in 1133 and no traces of it remain, although some of the material from the original structure was later used in the modern building. In 1248, the castle ruins and property passed by inheritance from the Counts of
Andechs to
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Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519). The main work is the imposing St George altar-piece which was made by Sebold Bocksdorfer commissioned by Maximilian and important for the Habsburg's
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accommodated his world-famous collections in a museum: the collections, still in the Lower Castle built specifically for that museum's purpose, make Ambras Castle one of the oldest museums in the world.
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891:(1858–1889), Karl Ludwig became heir presumptive to Austria-Hungary Empire. He renounced his succession rights a few days later in favour of his eldest son, Franz Ferdinand.
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collected armour from famous personalities of his time. He presented this armour "to the eternal memory" of that persons - mostly military commanders - in the "
369:(1640–1705) had some of the most valuable holdings of the Ambras collections—mostly books and manuscripts—moved to Vienna, where they can still be seen at the
193:(1529–1595) and served as his family's residence from 1567 to 1595. Ferdinand was one of history's most prominent collectors of art. The princely sovereign of
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Gallery covering the fifteenth to nineteenth centuries was completed. In 1981, the
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385:(1769–1821) had it brought to safety in Vienna.
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2443:Art museums and galleries in Austria
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1080:. Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner.
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1078:Schloss Ambras und seine Sammlungen
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371:Austrian National Library
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1981:Schloss Feistritz / Ilz
1780:Burg Raabs an der Thaya
1537:Burgruine Rauchenkatsch
1412:Burgruine Hartneidstein
1302:Burgruine Dietrichstein
1071:. Vienna: Benno Filser.
1067:Garber, Joseph (1928).
1007:"Glassammlung Strasser"
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660:Corning Museum of Glass
632:Lucas Cranach the Elder
588:Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer
566:Armor in Schloss Ambras
405:First Austrian Republic
399:In 1919, following the
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1387:Burgruine Groppenstein
1092:Weller, Franz (1880).
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2011:Burgruine Gallenstein
1951:Burg Deutschlandsberg
1883:Festung Hohensalzburg
1825:Burgruine Starhemberg
1820:Burgruine Senftenberg
1795:Burgruine Rauhenstein
1720:Burg Heidenreichstein
1622:Burgruine Taggenbrunn
1577:Burgruine Rottenstein
1572:Burgruine Rothenthurn
1377:Burgruine Greifenfels
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1357:Burgruine Goldenstein
1327:Burgruine Finkenstein
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1976:Burgruine Eppenstein
1941:Burg Alt-Teuffenbach
1918:Burgruine Wartenfels
1835:Burg Wiener Neustadt
1642:Burgruine Weidenburg
1637:Burgruine Waisenberg
1617:Burgruine Straßfried
1607:Burgruine Steuerberg
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1582:Burgruine Schaumburg
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1527:Burgruine Rabenstein
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1487:Burgruine Liebenfels
1417:Burgruine Himmelberg
1332:Burgruine Flaschberg
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2151:Burgruine Pfannberg
2126:Burg Oberkapfenberg
2116:Ruine Liechtenstein
2046:Schloss Herberstein
2001:Frauenburg (castle)
1991:Burgruine Fohnsdorf
1971:Schloss Ehrenhausen
1903:Burgruine Plainburg
1863:Burgruine Friedburg
1830:Schloss Walpersdorf
1785:Burg Rappottenstein
1765:Burg Perchtoldsdorf
1685:Burgruine Dürnstein
1647:Burgruine Weißenegg
1602:Burgruine Sternberg
1512:Burgruine Ortenburg
1472:Burgruine Leonstein
1467:Burgruine Leobenegg
1457:Burgruine Landskron
1447:Burgruine Karlsberg
1437:Burgruine Hohenwart
1427:Burgruine Hohenburg
1367:Burgruine Gradenegg
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740:Ambraser Heldenbuch
272:Margraves of Istria
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2186:Burg Schachenstein
2181:Riegersburg Castle
2171:Schloss Rabenstein
2131:Burg Obervoitsberg
2106:Ruine Neu-Leonroth
2006:Schloss Frondsberg
1996:Burg Forchtenstein
1853:Burgruine Edenvest
1745:Burg Liechtenstein
1735:Burgruine Kollmitz
1670:Burgruine Aggstein
1632:Burgruine Twimberg
1562:Burgruine Reisberg
1552:Burgruine Reifnitz
1547:Burgruine Rechberg
1507:Burgruine Nussberg
1482:Burgruine Liemberg
1452:Burgruine Kühnburg
1442:Schloss Hollenburg
1422:Burg Hochosterwitz
1392:Burgruine Grünburg
1322:Burgruine Federaun
1208:Burg Forchtenstein
1187:Castles in Austria
1124:2019-03-29 at the
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2191:Ruine Schmirnberg
2156:Burgruine Pikeroi
2146:Ruine Pflindsberg
2031:Schloss Gutenberg
2021:Schloss Grosssölk
1908:Burgruine Saalegg
1878:Burgruine Hieburg
1770:Burg Plankenstein
1750:Burgruine Mödling
1740:Burg Kreuzenstein
1700:Burg Greifenstein
1675:Burgruine Araburg
1652:Burgruine Wullroß
1627:Burgruine Treffen
1557:Burgruine Reinegg
1522:Burgruine Prägrad
1407:Burgruine Hardegg
1397:Burgruine Gurnitz
1382:Burgruine Griffen
1347:Burgruine Glanegg
1218:Burgruine Landsee
1145:(Castles Austria)
312:Philippine Welser
268:Counts of Andechs
207:House of Habsburg
203:Philippine Welser
197:, son of Emperor
187:Counts of Andechs
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1893:Burg Mauterndorf
1888:Burg Hohenwerfen
1873:Burgruine Gutrat
1858:Burg Finstergrün
1815:Burg Seebenstein
1810:Burg Scharfeneck
1755:Burg Neulengbach
1715:Burg Hartenstein
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