Brennbichl Royal Chapel

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The royal chapel near Brennbichl (Imst district) in Tyrol in 2015

The Königskapelle stands at the Brennbichl road crossing over the Inn in the hamlet of Königskapelle in the municipality of Karrösten in the Imst district in the state of Tyrol . A hamlet of the same name was created near the chapel, which was built in 1855. The chapel is under monument protection ( list entry ).

history

The neo-Gothic royal chapel between Karrösten and Brennbichl (also called Sachsenkapelle ) was built in exposed stone from 1854 on the initiative of Marie (1805–1877), the widow of King Friedrich August II of Saxony (1797–1854). It was built according to the plans of the Innsbruck building officer Josef Rokita and inaugurated on August 8, 1855.

The King's Chapel commemorates the fatal traffic accident of King Friedrich August II. In the summer of 1854. During a trip to the Pitztal , he had an accident shortly after Imst , between the Brennbichl district and the Inn Bridge, when the horse-drawn carriage fell over and the king was hit by a shy horse was injured in the back of the head. On August 9, 1854, he died as a result of his serious injuries in the neighboring Neuner inn. The death room still reminds of this today.

The Wettins' burial place

Until the end of the monarchy in Saxony in 1918, the Catholic Court Church in Dresden had served as the traditional burial place of the Saxon royal family . In 1960, a few years before his own death, Friedrich Christian von Sachsen, Margrave of Meißen (1893–1968), head of the former Saxon royal house of the Albertine Wettins , determined the Brennbichl royal chapel as the future burial place for himself and his successors. To this end, he had a crypt with space for ten coffins built in the park next to the chapel.

The following family members are buried in the crypt behind the royal chapel:

  1. Friedrich Christian of Saxony, Margrave of Meißen (1893–1968) - second eldest son of the last King of Saxony, Friedrich August III.
  2. Elisabeth Helene of Saxony, Margravine of Meißen, b. von Thurn and Taxis (1903–1976) - wife of Friedrich Christian von Sachsen
  3. Maria Emanuel von Sachsen, Margrave of Meißen (1926–2012) - eldest son of Friedrich Christian von Sachsen

Maria Emanuel von Sachsen was last buried here on July 30, 2012. In the presence of the closest family circle, his body was buried in a soldered zinc coffin, which is embedded in an oak coffin.

Illustrations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jürgen Helfricht : Wettiner heir to the throne buried in Austria. In: Bild.de. July 31, 2012, accessed February 2, 2014 .

literature

  • Prince Friedrich Christian Foundation: Brennbichl Royal Chapel. Schnell Art Guide No. 962 (series of the study group for Saxon history and culture eV Munich; 5th), Verlag Schnell & Steiner 2nd edition, Regensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7954-4694-9 ( online )

Web links

Commons : Königskapelle Karrösten  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 13  '14.3 " N , 10 ° 45' 26.3"  E