Karlsberg Castle

Karlsberg Castle is a fortress destroy on Buchenberg east of Homburg in Saarland, Germany. The citadel changed into constructed from 1778 to 1788 in Baroque and Classical fashion with the aid of Johann Christian von Mannlich, architect and trendy building director of the dukes of Zweibrucken, through order of Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken. The citadel become the largest united states palace of Europe and served because the house of the Duke of Zweibrucken. In 1793 the fortress turned into destroyed with the aid of French modern troops.

Charles II August become the son of the Count Palatine and prince of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Frederick Michael. This means, his father was the top of the house Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, a facet branch of the house Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, which turned into a aspect branch of the ducal house of Palatinate-Zweibrucken, which itself become a facet department of the residence of Wittelsbach-Palatinate, which held the identify of elector Palatinate of the Rhine and become the Protestant department of the residence of Wittelsbach.