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'''Duino Castle''' (also known as '''Castello di Duino''' or '''Castel Duino''') is a fourteenth century fortification located in [[Duino]], near [[Trieste]], [[Italy]] on the cliffs overlooking the [[Gulf of Trieste]]. |
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Building commenced in 1389 at the order of the Wallsee family. The ruins of an older castle built in the eleventh century by the Patriarch of Aquileia are located on the grounds. In the nineteenth century, it became one of two residences for Prince Alexander von Thurn und Taxis and his wife Princess Marie of the [[Czech branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis#Alexander and Marie von Thurn und Taxis|Czech branch of the House of Thurn und Taxis]]. While not the wealthiest of the Thurn und Taxis line, Alexander and Marie supported artists and writers, among these included [[Bohemia|Bohemian]]-[[Austrian people|Austrian]] poet [[Rainer Maria Rilke]]. While a guest of Princess Marie in early 1912, Rilke began to write his ''[[Duino Elegies]]'', a collection of ten long deeply philosophical and mystical poems which are considered to be his greatest work. Rilke dedicated his work to Princess Marie when they were completed in February 1922 and published the following year. |
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'''Duino castle''' is a castle in [[Duino]], [[Italy]] overlooking the [[Gulf of Trieste]]. |
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Today, Duino Castle remains property of the Thurn und Taxis family, and is presently owned by Prince Alexander and Princess Marie's great-grandson, [[Carlo Alessandro, Duke of Castel Duino|Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso]], [[Duke of Castel Duino]]. The castle has been opened to the public as a museum and park. |
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==History== |
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===Early history=== |
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Near the castle are the ruins of the Old Castle which dates back to the 11th century. It belonged to the patriarchy of Aquileia. |
Near the castle are the ruins of the Old Castle which dates back to the 11th century. It belonged to the patriarchy of Aquileia. |
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The castle dates back to 1389, when the Wallsee family commanded the construction of a strong fortress. Over time, the Wallsee family disappeared and the castle, after having been used as a prison, became the residence of the Luogar and Hofer. |
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===The House of Thurn und Taxis=== |
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===Rilke and the ''Duino Elegies''=== |
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Revision as of 21:45, 6 February 2013
Duino Castle (also known as Castello di Duino or Castel Duino) is a fourteenth century fortification located in Duino, near Trieste, Italy on the cliffs overlooking the Gulf of Trieste.
Building commenced in 1389 at the order of the Wallsee family. The ruins of an older castle built in the eleventh century by the Patriarch of Aquileia are located on the grounds. In the nineteenth century, it became one of two residences for Prince Alexander von Thurn und Taxis and his wife Princess Marie of the Czech branch of the House of Thurn und Taxis. While not the wealthiest of the Thurn und Taxis line, Alexander and Marie supported artists and writers, among these included Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. While a guest of Princess Marie in early 1912, Rilke began to write his Duino Elegies, a collection of ten long deeply philosophical and mystical poems which are considered to be his greatest work. Rilke dedicated his work to Princess Marie when they were completed in February 1922 and published the following year.
Today, Duino Castle remains property of the Thurn und Taxis family, and is presently owned by Prince Alexander and Princess Marie's great-grandson, Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, Duke of Castel Duino. The castle has been opened to the public as a museum and park.
History
Early history
Near the castle are the ruins of the Old Castle which dates back to the 11th century. It belonged to the patriarchy of Aquileia.
The castle dates back to 1389, when the Wallsee family commanded the construction of a strong fortress. Over time, the Wallsee family disappeared and the castle, after having been used as a prison, became the residence of the Luogar and Hofer.
The House of Thurn und Taxis
At the end of the 19th century it became the property of Prince Alexander Johann Vincenz Rudolf Hugo Karl Lamoral Eligius von Thurn und Taxis from the Czech branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis. It remains with the family to this day with his great-grandson Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, Duke of Castel Duino the current owner. The castle has been opened to the public as a museum and park.
Rilke and the Duino Elegies
The writer and poet Rainer Maria Rilke wrote the Duino Elegies in the castle while visiting the Princess Marie von Thurn und Taxis (born Princess of Hohenlohe). Rilke subsequently devoted his work to the princess, who was one of his greatest patrons.