The three branches of the Eltz families begin moving out of the castle to new residences in Trier, Coblenz, Boppard, Mainz, Eltville, Blieskastel and other towns.Ĭonstruction of another Kempenich Keep (9), a three-storeyed annexe withĪ double-storeyed portico with an open, vaulted ground floor. Two further timber-frame storeys were added to this building in 1664.Ĭonstruction of another four-storeyed Kempenich Keep (10) in the southeast. In 1573 the family Eltz “of the Golden Lion” were given the dominion of Kempenich, and, in 1580, they were awarded the status of Imperial Marshal of the Electorate of Trier. The clerical prince was not only responsible for the pastoral well-being of his parish, but also fought for the rights of Eltz Castle and the position of the family in the Electorate of Trier. Jakob III zu Eltz, Elector and Archbishop of Trier. The Gatekeeper’s House next to the inner gate (3) and the Coach House (17) in the outer castle probably date from this period too. This is the beginning of the three main lines of the family: ‘Eltz of the Golden Lion’, who later became the Counts of Eltz-Kempenich, ‘Eltz of the Silver Lion’, today the Barons of Eltz-Rübenach, and ‘Eltz of the Buffalo Horns’, whose descendants were called Barons of Eltz-Rodendorf before this branch of the family died out in 1786.Ĭonstruction of the Gothic upper floors of Platt-Eltz (7) and the oldest of the Kempenich Houses (12) on the east side of the courtyard, as well as the House Klein-Rodendorf (11) adjacent to it in the north.Ĭonstruction of two of the eight-storeyed houses referred to today as Rodendorf Houses (14, 15) in the (retro) style of the early 14 th century. 7 on the plan) date from this period.Ĭontract between Rudolf’s great grandsons Elias, Wilhelm and Theoderich settling the separation of the family into different lines and creating a so-called “Ganerbenschaft”, a community of joint heirs living together in Eltz Castle. The bottom 5 stories of the Romanesque “Bergfried” (fortified keep or tower) Platt-Eltz (building no. First mention of Rudolf of (the castle of) Eltz in a document of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa.
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