ResidenceFreiburg im Breisgau

Sickingen Palace

County Court Freiburg

In Freiburg im Breisgau, the Palais Sickingen is a historical residence that today houses the District Court. Originally built as a city palace for a noble family, it is distinguished by its French-classical architecture.

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Between 1769 and 1773, the palace was built according to plans by Pierre Michel d’Ixnard as a city residence for Baron Ferdinand Sebastian von Sickingen-Hohenberg. It was erected on the foundations of older buildings that once belonged to the Schnewlin von Landeck family. After the builder's death in 1772, his son Kasimir and later his grandson, Imperial Count Wilhelm, resided in the palace. With the end of Further Austria, Wilhelm left Freiburg and sold the property in 1806 for 50,000 guilders to the Grand Duchy of Baden. Initially rented to the Freiburg Reading Society, it soon served as a grand ducal residence. Numerous members of the Baden princely house, including Ludwig, Leopold, and especially Friedrich II, used the palace.

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