Manningaburg Castle

The origins of the castle date back to the 15th century, when the Manninga family, who also owned other lordships, had this chieftain's seat built. A Dedeke to Pewsum is already mentioned as a chieftain in 1404. Poppo Manninga rebuilt the castle in 1458. Around 1530, Fokko Manninga commissioned the construction of a New Castle with two towers, which also served as lighthouses. After Fokko's death in 1540, his son Hoyko inherited the complex, continued its expansion, but was forced to gradually sell off the family property due to high debts. In 1565, he sold the castle and the lordship of Pewsum to Count Edzard II of East Frisia and his wife Catherine of Sweden. The new owners frequently used the castle, and from 1611 it was the residence of their daughters. During the Thirty Years' War, it served as accommodation for various military commanders.