Boarded Corridor / 2 @museum.de

Humans have hunted bears since prehistoric times.

This stop, with antlers on the walls and the stuffed bear at the end of the corridor, tells of the passion for hunting at Langenburg Castle. This particular bear was killed in Siberia in around 1890 by Prince Ernst the Second of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was employed at the embassy in St. Petersburg at the time.

The small artillery-pieces in front of the bear are saluting cannons that were fired during celebrations and to warn of fire hazards.

The portrait on the wall shows Princess Christine zu Stolberg-Gedern, who was born in 1663 and died in 1749 at the age of 86. In 21 years, she gave birth to 23 children, including four sets of twins. At the time of her death she had 132 descendants. Or 151 if you count the sons-in-law, the daughters-in-law and their children’s spouses.

Her daughter Karoline married Prince Karl Ludwig von Hohenlohe-Langenburg, which brings us back to the princely family.

At the next stop we’ll be showing you how the princely family took their meals back then.