DAZ 258 or The Visitor by miwi

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Hello my friends, your comments are always very much appreciated. Have a delightful weekend, take care, Michael. Here is some information about the castle Burg Castle (German: Schloss Burg), located in Burg an der Wupper (Solingen), is the largest reconstructed castle in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a popular tourist attraction. Its early history is closely connected to the rise of the Duchy of Berg.In the beginning of the 12th century (after 1133), Count Adolf III of Berg built Schloss Burg on a mountain overlooking the river Wupper. The old castle of the counts, Castle Berge in Odenthal near Altenberg, was abandoned. The original name of the new castle was Castle Neuenberge (Newmountain), or in Latin, novus mons, novum castrum, or novi montis castrum. Not until the 15th century, after significant reconstruction as a hunting castle, did it receive its current name reflecting its palatial extension.His great-grandson, Count Adolf VI of Berg took part in the Fifth Crusade and died during the siege of Damietta in Egypt in 1218. Since the late count had not any male descendants his younger brother, archbishop Engelbert I of Cologne, took over the reign of the county needing two feuds to win the inheritance dispute with Duke Waleran III of Limburg. As count Engelbert II of Berg he built the palas of Burg castle 1218-1225. Engelbert was a very powerful man, not only archbishop and count, but also advisor and chief administrator to the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, and guardian and tutor of the later king Henry (VII) of Germany. But he also made enemies and on November 7, 1225 he was murdered by his nephew Friedrich von Isenberg.The War of succession for the Duchy of Limburg influenced the history of the castle. Count Adolf VIII of Berg participated successfully in the decisive battle of Worringen on 5 June 1288. After the battle, the opposing archbishop of Cologne, Siegfried II of Westerburg, was kept prisoner in the castle. Adolf VIII now was able to proceed to elevate his town, Düsseldorf, to a city and was able to control traffic on the Rhine river. In the 13th and 14th century Schloss Burg remained the main residence of the counts of Berg. Five years after King Wenzel elevated Count William to the position of a duke in 1380, Düsseldorf became the capital of the Duchy of Berg. Schloss Burg continued to serve as a hunting castle and was used for ceremonial events, hence it became a "Schloss" (representative castle). Thus in 1496, Maria of Jülich-Berg was engaged as a child to John of Cleves-Mark (later John III, Duke of Cleves). Their wedding took place 14 years later at Burg and led to the unification of the duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. The second daughter of this couple was Anne of Cleves, briefly married with Henry VIII of England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Castle_(Solingen)

Comments (33)

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zaqxsw

5:28PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

Fantastic... I have my doubts that she comes in peace... But she's stunning!

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Echidnaean

5:42PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

I love this character! Great armor. This reminds me of princess Kitana from Mortal Kombat, haha. Thank you for the interesting piece of history as well.

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Radar_rad-dude

6:18PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

She is a formidable looking warrior! Love reading the history of the castles! Most interesting!

CleonXXI

6:19PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

Excellent render and most interesting history! Saw a lot of burgen in Frankenland and Rhein-Neckar when I lived there but never got up to North Rhein. Love the juxtaposition of the warrior queen and the bier stube signage on the modern castle, hehe.

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QuietRiot

6:27PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

Awesome!! Can you imagine what they would do if she actually appeared?

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goodoleboy

6:51PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

Ach du leiber. Lots of Germanic information here in re the Burg Castle. Splendid image featuring this armored Amazon. Lock and load!

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eekdog

7:53PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

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goldie

8:10PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

She looks like she's got some scores to settle...nice work on the scene and thanks for the castle info :)

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MajinBoo

8:17PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

Fantastic looking character. She definitely seems like an out of towner.

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MagikUnicorn

8:56PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

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Glendaw

9:26PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

Wow a lady on a Mission !

Her armour is stunning, well done.

Thanks for sharing the background information, it is very interesting.

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Richardphotos

9:57PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

very intense warrioress and looks like she can get things done!

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ontar1

10:04PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

Awesome setting and beautiful character!

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mtdana

11:06PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

Cool warrior - fantastic looking!!!

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Roco43

11:17PM | Fri, 31 August 2018

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Jean_C

1:37AM | Sat, 01 September 2018

Fantastic and redoubtable character, great fantasy image!

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starship64 Online Now!

1:48AM | Sat, 01 September 2018

Wow! Fantastic work.

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pchef

2:53AM | Sat, 01 September 2018

beautiful armour, excellent work

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Kordouane

3:01AM | Sat, 01 September 2018

Excellent

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VDH

3:25AM | Sat, 01 September 2018

Excellent creation, cool scene !

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OkrimSlava

7:06AM | Sat, 01 September 2018

well done.

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JoeJarrah

9:05AM | Sat, 01 September 2018

interesting character... though the napoleon poster in the packground is a little out of place? A clone brush in photoshop could take care of that....

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