Kronberger Hof Manor

The construction of the Kronberger Adelshof, originally known as Hof von der Leyen, took place in the second half of the 16th century. In 1581, Hans Andreas von der Leyen had the property built on the grounds of thirteen bourgeois houses. A name change occurred in 1616 when the Archbishop and Elector of Mainz, Johann Schweikhard von Cronberg, acquired the estate, after which it took the name Cronberger Hof. At that time, the property included buildings, gardens, vineyards, and arable land, which were cultivated by tenants. After changes of ownership, including the Brömser family, the estate passed to Johann Franz Heinrich Carl Graf von Ostein in 1732. Under Karl Maximilian von Ostein, parts of the garden were used for the construction of the Palais Ostein. In 1801, Franz Georg Karl von Metternich, the father of the Austrian Chancellor of State, acquired the property. In the course of further sales, buildings and garden were separated from the rest of the estate.