Schloss Philippsfreude

It served as a hunting lodge and summer palace for the Prince-Electors of Trier.

Werner von Falkenstein, Prince Elector and Archbishop of Trier, constructed a castle in Wittlich in 1402, called Burg Ottenstein.

The castle was renovated and transformed various times up to in the 18th century.

In 1761, prince-elector and archbishop Johann IX Philipp von Walderdorff ordered the demolition of the castle in order to replace it by a new palace on the same location, Schloss Philippsfreude.

Other palaces, residences and hunting lodges of the Prince-Electors of Trier:

Schloss Philippsfreude around 1760
Johann Philipp von Walderdorff
Sketch of Schloss Philippsfreude
Reconstruction of Schloss Philippsfreude by Claus Mehs