page_title: Karneid Castle
section_title: 15th Century
hierarchical_section_title: Karneid Castle / Chronology / 15th Century
caption_attribution_description: &#160;&#160;This media shows the protected monument with the number 15236 in South Tyrol. English: Detail of gothic arches in inner courtyard stairwell, Karneid Castle.
context_page_description: Karneid Castle is a castle in northern Italy situated in the comune of Karneid in the province of South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 4 km east of the city of Bolzano.
context_section_description: 1410
  After Heinrich’s death, his sons Hans Heinrich and Wilhelm von Lichtenstein are drawn into a bloody civil war between Friedrich IV, Duke of Austria and Heinrich VI. von Rottenburg. The Rottenburgs are the wealthiest and most powerful family in Tyrol and in 1410 they make an alliance with the Duchy of Bavaria and begin a military campaign to expel the Habsburgs and become rulers of Tyrol. Karneid sides with the Rottenburgs and is successfully besieged for the only time in its history. The rebellion fails, Karneid is overrun by the Habsburgs and Hans von Lichtenstein dies soon afterwards. Wilhelm is forced to swear loyalty to the Habsburgs before being released from prison and being re-invested with Karneid. The feud drastically weakens the Lichtensteins financially and politically.
  1414
  There is a dispute between the heirs of Hans Heinrich & Wilhelm; Karneid and its incomes is divided in two.
  1450
  Work is carried out internally by both families to improve living standards within their respective parts of the castle. In the west, the 2 story building on the north west side of the outer wall receives window seats and gothic wood panelling. In the east, the keep has an additional storey added, and the walkways and stairwells in the inner courtyard are capped with gothic arches.
caption: Gothic walkway
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