Schloss Oggersheim

In 1720, Josep Charles (1694-1729), hereditary prince of Sulzbach constructed a summer palace in Oggersheim.

[3] When prince Joseph Charles passed away in 1729, the palace was not used for 22 years until 1752, when Count palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1724-1767) turned Oggersheim into his summer residence.

[1][2][3] In 1768, he presented it to his estranged wife Elisabeth Auguste (1721-1794), who lived in the palace with an entourage of around 100 courtiers.

Due to carelessness of the French soldiers living in the palace, the entire complex burned down.

[1][2][3] Today nothing remains of the palace except for the cellar of the cavalier wing, which is covered by a 19th-century building.

Design of Schloss Oggersheim by Nicolas de Pigage
The gardens of Schloss Oggersheim in 1781
Model of Schloss Oggersheim depicting how the palace looked in its heydays
Another view of the model
Schloss Oggersheim seen from the garden in 1786