Hubertusburg
Sign in to savethumb|right|320px|Main façade Hubertusburg is a Rococo palace in Saxony, Germany. It was built from 1721 onwards at the behest of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, and after his death served as a residence of his son Augustus III. The 'Saxon Versailles' is chiefly known for the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Hubertusburg that ended the Seven Years' War. The palace is located in the municipality of Wermsdorf near Oschatz.
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- Instance of
- hunting lodge
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Wermsdorf
- Owned by
- Augustus II the Strong
- Manufacturer
- Augustus III of Poland
- Image
- Hubertusburg (Wermsdorf) jm5289.jpg
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- baroque architecture
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- inception
- 1721-01-17
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thumb|right|320px|Main façade Hubertusburg is a Rococo palace in Saxony, Germany. It was built from 1721 onwards at the behest of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, and after his death served as a residence of his son Augustus III. The 'Saxon Versailles' is chiefly known for the signing of the 1763 Treaty of Hubertusburg that ended the Seven Years' War. The palace is located in the municipality of Wermsdorf near Oschatz.
==History== thumb|left|Wermsdorf hunting lodge The extended Wermsdorf Forest had already been a hunting ground for the Wettin elector Augustus in the 16th century. A first Renaissance hunting lodge (Jagdschloss) in Wermsdorf was erected in 1609–10. From 1699 Augustus the Strong and his governor Prince Anton Egon of Fürstenberg held festive parforce hunts here, while their large entourage and the royal guests had to be accommodated in the village and at nearby Mutzschen Castle.
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