Station: [11] The King's Bedroom

You are in what is known as the King's Bedroom.

The name evokes images of royal daily life. Yet that is only true here to a very limited extent. In the castle’s more than 150-year history, this room actually served as a bedroom for a member of the House of Hohenzollern only once.

It was Crown Prince Wilhelm. He stayed at the castle for several months in the summer of 1945, following the end of World War II. Only afterward did he move to the town of Hechingen.

The room’s name evokes a clear expectation. The history of this place, however, tells a different story—not one of a long series of royal nights, but of a brief, special moment in the castle’s history.

The room’s design was not preserved permanently either. The wall finishes and furnishings were removed in the 1950s. This took place as part of the conversion of the premises into a museum.

Since then, this room has taken on a new purpose. It is used for rotating small-scale exhibitions.

The current exhibition focuses on Queen Luise of Prussia.

Thus, today this room combines its unusual history with an ever-changing perspective on themes related to the House of Prussia.