Until the end of the 17th century, this room housed a chapel, as evidenced by the richly decorated ceiling with the oldest surviving stucco in the castle. In the 1770s, the Counts of Leslie had the room painted with decorative Rococo paintings. The copper wine vessel dates from the 17th century, the telescope and the … Read more

The Gothic pointed arch portal from the first half of the 14th century leads into a room that may have once served as a sacristy. The photographs show scenes from the life of the Herbersteins at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, as well as their castles in … Read more

In the room with mid-18th-century wall coverings from Dornava Mansion, there is an interesting Baroque corner cupboard, which may have been used for storing guns.The nativity cabinet by the window dates from the same century. The lower part of the cupboard is a kneeler, while the upper part would hold the nativity scene at Christmastime.The … Read more

The small corner room used to be the only toilet on the first floor of the castle.A chandelier in the shape of a dragoness, made around 1900, once hung in Borl Castle.The two cabinets decorated with Renaissance ornamentation are made in 17th-century style. The paintings also date from this period. The two larger ones, Lucrezia … Read more

The large bed with turned posts dates from the 17th century. The night clock on the side table has a shelf on the back, on which a candle or oil lamp was placed to illuminate the pierced numbers on the dial from the back.A rare curiosity is a travelling case from around 1700. The ornaments … Read more

The bedroom and living room sets are designed in the Empire style, which is characterised by the imitation of ancient, oriental, and Egyptian motifs. Similar sets were commissioned by the Viennese court at the beginning of the 19th century to furnish their castles.The ceramic stove with a mirror was built shortly after 1800 and also … Read more

The Biedermeier-era furnishings on display were popular in Habsburg lands between 1815 and 1848. Elegant and functional, they were also popular among the bourgeoisie. A mirror is inserted in the back of the display cabinet, which helps to give the optical impression of duplication of the porcelain placed in it.Several paintings hang on the walls: … Read more

In the second half of the 17th century, the Counts of Leslie built a festival hall and chapel in the north-east wing of the castle building. The hall was used for events, balls, and banquets for distinguished guests. The Leslie family used it to display a gallery of their ancestors and portraits of some European … Read more

Above the entrance to the chapel is the coat of arms of the Leslie family, encircled with a gilded chain with the Order of the Golden Fleece. This highest imperial decoration was awarded to Walter Count Leslie by Emperor Leopold I in 1665 for his achievements in military service and diplomacy, prior to his successful … Read more

The Counts of Leslie displayed paintings of their ancestors and of some European rulers, which were still hanging in the festival hall of Ptuj Castle in 1858. In 1860 they were taken to the Dietrichstein Palace in Vienna and from there to Frydlant Castle in Czechia, where they remain until today. Their reproductions are on … Read more