Weikersheim Palace

In 1586, three brothers divided the Protestant part of the county of Hohenlohe, with their main seats being Weikersheim, Langenburg and Neuenstein.

The following year Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim, moved here and reconstructed the medieval castle into a Renaissance palace, together with his wife Magdalena of Nassau-Dillenburg, a younger sister of William the Silent of Orange.

When Count Carl Ludwig inherited Weikersheim in 1709, he began to redecorate the apartments and gardens in their preserved baroque forms.

After Langenburg Castle was heavily damaged by fire in 1963, Prince Kraft was forced to sell Weikersheim Palace to the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1967.

Visitors can tour parts of the Renaissance palace and the Baroque garden with many statues.