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Burgrave Friedrich IV of Nuremberg purchases the castle.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”45″ down=”0″][vc_text_separator title=”1415″ border=”yes” background_color=”#f3eee7″ title_color=”#916545″ border_color=”#c6ad88″ el_class=”history”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Friedrich VI. of Hohenzollern becomes Markgrave of Brandenburg.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”45″ down=”0″][vc_text_separator title=”1791″ border=”yes” background_color=”#f3eee7″ title_color=”#916545″ border_color=”#c6ad88″ el_class=”history”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Colmberg falls under Prussian administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”45″ down=”0″][vc_text_separator title=”1806 \u2013 1880″ border=”yes” background_color=”#f3eee7″ title_color=”#916545″ border_color=”#c6ad88″ el_class=”history”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The castle becomes the seat of the revenue office of the Kingdom of Bavaria.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”45″ down=”0″][vc_text_separator title=”1927 \u2013 1964″ border=”yes” background_color=”#f3eee7″ title_color=”#916545″ border_color=”#c6ad88″ el_class=”history”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The castle is owned by the last Imperial Consul in Japan.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”45″ down=”0″][vc_text_separator title=”since 1964″ border=”yes” background_color=”#f3eee7″ title_color=”#916545″ border_color=”#c6ad88″ el_class=”history”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The Unbehauen family of Colmberg buy the castle and reconstruct it into a comfortable hotel.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”45″ down=”0″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”16054,16055″ img_size=”full” column_number=”2″ grayscale=”no” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”15″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n During the Carolingian period, a small stockade with a wooden tower was built here on the 511 metre high hill, 54 metres above the valley floor. The Stauffer Emperors extended the stockade in 1140 into an Imperial Castle. Following the violent demise of the Stauffers in Italy, the Earls of Truhendingen held on to their imperial fiefdom in the long, emperor-free, terrible times and considered it soon to be their rightful property. They left the castle to be managed by poorly-paid bailiffs, who used this period without rights for themselves, carrying out autocratic assaults. Due to the Earls of Truhendingen getting into ever deeper financial woes, they divested themselves of the this fortress of ill repute, a documented robber baron castle, and sold it to Burgrave Friederich IV. of Nuremberg. The fortress with its surrounding land was an important possession of the Hohenzollern for almost 500 years.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”45″ down=”0″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”16054,16055″ img_size=”full” column_number=”2″ grayscale=”no” images_space=”gallery_with_space”][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”15″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n His court-master Ehrenfried von Seckendorff mocked the Burgrave, saying he had sunk to being a “rabbit-hunter” and should better help King Sigismund of Hungary against the Turks. Friedrich VI followed this advice and said goodbye to his wife in 1409. After his successful military campaign, Friedrich was staying once again in Colmberg Castle with his wife in 1415 when the Imperial Herald informed him officially of the Ruler’s gratitude, namely the investiture of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. From now onwards, he called himself Friedrich Margrave of Brandenburg. This meant a significant rise in standing. He and his descendants were entitled to elect future German Emperors, as the Margrave was one of seven electoral princes who had this right! Burgrave Friedrich VI now became Margrave Friedrich I. When he died in 1440, the castle became “Sch\u00f6n-Else’s” widow’s seat for two years. Pictures of the famous couple can be seen above the harmonium in the castle chapel. Their descendants became kings of Prussia in 1701 and German Emperors in 1871. Colmberg Castle was thus the Hohenzollerns’ stepping stone to world history![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”16064,16066,16065,16063″ img_size=”700×540″ css_animation=”fadeIn” column_number=”4″ grayscale=”no” images_space=”gallery_without_space”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image=”16049″ background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”100″ padding_bottom=”100″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text] The history of Colmberg Castle [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”10″ down=”0″][vc_column_text] The history of the majestic Colmberg Castle extends from the Stauffer Emperors via the robber barons up to Margrave Friederich I. True stories blend…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"full_width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16973","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nTraces of Neolithic hunters were found on the Heuberg, which is situated directly above the village of Colmberg. During Celtic times there may even have been a small settlement. From 720 onwards, this area was taken over by the Franconian kings and used as a hunting area. Even Charlemagne is said to have hunted aurochs here. The nearby village of Auerbach reminds us of this today.<\/h4>\n
Friedrich VI. now ruled with his wife, Elisabeth von Bayern-Landshut (“Sch\u00f6n-Else” – “beautiful Else”) here in Colmberg Castle with a small court.<\/h4>\n