The library in Marienburg Castle in Germany in the 19th century was a gift from King George V of Hanover to his wife, Queen Marie. The castle and its library were also a gift to the Queen. Marienburg Castle is a Gothic revival castle in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of Hildesheim, and around 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Hanover, in the municipality of Pattensen. The castle was built between 1858 and 1867 as a birthday present by George V of Hanover to his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Between 1714 and 1837 there was virtually no royal court in Hanover as the House of Hanover ruled the kingdoms of Hanover and Britain by personal union at the time, and so the castle was also built to serve as a suitable summer seat for the House of Hanover in Germany, besides the Leine Palace and Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover.
Its architects were Conrad Wilhelm Hase, one of Hanover’s most influential architects, and Edwin Oppler. When Prussia annexed Hanover in 1866 after the battle of Langensalza, the royal family emigrated to Gmunden in Austria, leaving the castle uninhabited for almost 80 years. Consequently, Marienburg is well preserved, as few renovation occurred until the, no longer royal, family moved back in late 1945. Ernest Augustus and his wife Viktoria Luise moved to Marienburg from Blankenburg Castle, just a few days before it became part of the Soviet occupation zone at the end of World War II. In 1954 their son, Ernest Augustus IV, opened the castle museum after having moved to nearby Calenberg Demesne.
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The library in Marienburg Castle in Germany in the 19th century was a gift from King George V of Hanover to his wife, Queen Marie. The castle and its library were also a gift to the Queen. Marienburg Castle is a Gothic revival castle in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of Hildesheim, and around 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Hanover, in the municipality of Pattensen. The castle was built between 1858 and 1867 as a birthday present by George V of Hanover to his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Between 1714 and 1837 there was virtually no royal court in Hanover as the House of Hanover ruled the kingdoms of Hanover and Britain by personal union at the time, and so the castle was also built to serve as a suitable summer seat for the House of Hanover in Germany, besides the Leine Palace and Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover.
Its architects were Conrad Wilhelm Hase, one of Hanover’s most influential architects, and Edwin Oppler. When Prussia annexed Hanover in 1866 after the battle of Langensalza, the royal family emigrated to Gmunden in Austria, leaving the castle uninhabited for almost 80 years. Consequently, Marienburg is well preserved, as few renovation occurred until the, no longer royal, family moved back in late 1945. Ernest Augustus and his wife Viktoria Luise moved to Marienburg from Blankenburg Castle, just a few days before it became part of the Soviet occupation zone at the end of World War II. In 1954 their son, Ernest Augustus IV, opened the castle museum after having moved to nearby Calenberg Demesne.