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Lednice-Valtice area with its chateau gardens, sallets, and bosquets, is a direct invitation for strolls and gallant conversation à la française. We associate gallantry with French aristocratic society, which adopted it as its lifestyle in the 17th century—a time when the model of the gallant nobleman supplanted the older ideal of the honorable nobleman. On [...]
For centuries, the history of Břeclav has been inextricably linked with the Liechtenstein family, one of the most important and influential noble families in Central Europe. The first written records of this family date back to the 12th century, when Hugo von Liechtenstein resided in Mödling near Vienna and owned extensive estates north and south [...]
Among the princes of the House of Liechtenstein, Joseph Wenzel I (1696–1772) ranks as one of the sovereigns who—through his work as a military commander, diplomat, reformer, and not least as a patron and collector of art—left perhaps the most distinct mark of his reign. Yet, he was not originally destined to lead the fates [...]
