Duivenvoorde Castle
Netherlands, South Holland, Leiden
Description:
Duivenvoorde Castle is one of the most beautiful castles in South Holland. It is located near the town of Leiden near the village of Voorschoten. The castle stands in the so-called Duivenvoordetsorridor - a green park area in this part of the province of South Holland.
About the castle was known as early as 1226, perhaps it was built a little earlier. The most amazing fact of the history of this castle is that Duivenvoorde Castle was never sold, it was always hereditary, and sometimes even through the female line. Only a few castles in the Netherlands can be proud of this. The castle long belonged to the Van Duivenvoordes family, then passed to one of the branches of the family - Van Wassenaer.
In 1960, the Duivenvoorde Foundation was founded to preserve and preserve the heritage of this family, including the castle. Now part of the castle is a museum with a magnificent collection of paintings. And the second part is a room that has preserved the spirit of the Middle Ages, which can also be seen. In the South Wing of the castle lives the owner of Baroness Ludolphine Emilie Schimmelpenninzk Van der Oye.