The castle's first documented mention dates to 1180, made by the Cologne Archbishop Philip I when he mentioned revenues that were to be collected from the then castle owner, the Lord of Rheydt, in his correspondence.
Rheydt | Akademie Schloss Solitude | Schule Schloss Salem | Schloss Rosenau, Coburg | Schloss Wilhelmshöhe | Schloss Porcia | Schloss Ort | Schloss Leopoldskron | Schloss Johannisberg | Schloss Frohsdorf | Schloss Esterházy | Schloss Wolfsbrunn | Schloss Rosenegg | Schloss Rosenau | Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock | Schloss Greifenstein | Schloss Einstein | ''Schloss'' | Andrew Schloss |
Since the purchase by the town of Angelbachtal vast parts of Schloss Rheydt have been converted into office space as the manor now accommodates the townhall.