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unusual facts about Lobkowicz



House of Lobkowicz

William Lobkowicz, current heir and manager of the Lobkowicz lands in the Czech Republic.

Malá Strana

In 1989, the "Prague Embassy" of West Germany, located in the Palais Lobkowicz, was the site of a drama involving thousands of East German refugees.

Nelahozeves

A part of the Lobkowicz collection of paintings is stored in the castle, including works of Diego Velázquez, Antonio Canaletto, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens and others.

William, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Maria Anna Wilhelmine (1655–1701), married Ferdinand August, Prince of Lobkowicz, whose granddaughter was Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis, whose great-great-great-granddaughter in turn was Queen Mary of Great Britain.


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