Austria · 17th century
Schloss Hetzendorf is a baroque palace in Hetzendorf, Meidling, Vienna, that was used by the imperial Habsburg family.
The building was originally a hunting lodge. It was refashioned by the architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. Empress Maria Theresa had it enlarged in 1743 by Nicolò Pacassi for her mother, Empress Elizabeth Christine, who lived here from 1743 until her death in 1750. A prominent feature of the palace is the entrance hall.
It was here that Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of Naples, died in 1814. She was the favourite sister of Marie Antoinette.
The youngest daughter of Emperor Francis II, Archduchess Maria Anna, lived here from 1835 until her death in 1858. She is said to have been mentally disabled and to have suffered from a severe facial deformity.
It was at Hetzendorf that future Empress Zita gave birth to her daughter, Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, in 1914. Adelheid was the second child of Empress Zita and future Emperor Charles I of Austria. Today it houses a fashion school.
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Schloss Hetzendorf ranks #1,611 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #33 of the 240 mapped in Austria. Founded 1694, it is older than 22% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,944 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. 42 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vienna, 7 km away. It is stop 7 of 28 on the Wachau Danube route, Melk to Vienna. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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