page_title: Nanstein Castle
hierarchical_section_title: Nanstein Castle
caption_attribution_description: castle Nanstein
context_page_description: Nanstein Castle is a castle in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  It was built around 1162 after Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I demanded its construction as additional defense for the Palatinate.
  In 1504, German knight Franz von Sickingen inherited part of the castle after his father's death in the War of the Bavarian Succession, finally acquiring the entire castle in 1518. He immediately began extensive re-fortification to make the castle suitable for firearms.
  Nanstein is well known for an elaborate siege during the Knights' Revolt in 1523 which claimed the life of von Sickingen. The fall of Nanstein was a symbol for the decline of castles in the Palatinate.
  In 1542, von Sickingen's sons recovered Nanstein as a fief and started reconstruction of the castle. Reinhard von Sickingen completed the reconstruction in 1595. In 1668, Elector Charles I Louis forced Lotharingian troops from the castle and destroyed the fortifications.
  In the 19th century the first conservation work was done on Nanstein, and has continued to the present.
context_section_description: Nanstein Castle (German: Burg Nanstein) is a castle in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  It was built around 1162 after Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I demanded its construction as additional defense for the Palatinate.
  In 1504, German knight Franz von Sickingen inherited part of the castle after his father's death in the War of the Bavarian Succession, finally acquiring the entire castle in 1518. He immediately began extensive re-fortification to make the castle suitable for firearms. 
  Nanstein is well known for an elaborate siege during the Knights' Revolt in 1523 which claimed the life of von Sickingen. The fall of Nanstein was a symbol for the decline of castles in the Palatinate.
  In 1542, von Sickingen's sons recovered Nanstein as a fief and started reconstruction of the castle. Reinhard von Sickingen completed the reconstruction in 1595. In 1668, Elector Charles I Louis forced Lotharingian troops from the castle and destroyed the fortifications.
  In the 19th century the first conservation work was done on Nanstein, and has continued to the present.
caption: Nanstein Castle.
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