[1] The castle fell into disrepair during the Deluge in mid-17th century, after being pillaged and burned by Swedish-Brandenburgian forces looking for the Polish Crown Jewels and rumored treasures of the Tęczyński family.

[1][2] The first mention of the stronghold in writing is dated to 24 September 1308, when King Władysław I the Elbow-high, who was hunting in the woods around Thanczin, issued a diploma to the Cistercian monastery in Sulejów.

[2] Further expansion was carried out by Jan's son Jędrzej, governor of Cracow and Sandomierz, who erected the north-east part of the structure.

The king Władysław Jagiełło imprisoned some important Teutonic prisoners, captured during the Battle of Grunwald, in the castle.

Within a short period of time, the Tęczyński family rose to great importance in Poland, holding 45 estates, of which 15 were near the castle.

[4] The new mannerist structure had three wings with a central courtyard that opened to the west and was adorned with Renaissance attics, cornices and arcades.

[1] A hypothetical reconstruction of the castle's full layout was drawn based on the research of Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, Nikodem Pajzderski, Stanisław Polaczek, Bohdan Guerquin, Marian Kornecki, Teresa Małkowska-Holcerowa and Janusz Kurtyka.