Palais Stourdza (also Villa Stourdza) was a villa in Baden-Baden, built in 1840. It stood on Augustaplatz, where the bus stop is today. Old maps show the building right on Lichtentaler Straße, between Palais Gagarin and the Evangelische Stadtkirche, with a generous park that stretched down to the Oos. In its final years the villa served as an exhibition house for the firm Friedmann und Weber, and fashion shows were held in the garden.[1] The villa was demolished in 1935.
, since demolished.](/de/bilder/palaisstourdzagartenseite/PalaisStourdzaGartenseite.jpg)
 from 1873, between [Stiftskirche](/en/bauwerke-und-orte/stiftskirche/), [Trinkhalle](/en/bauwerke-und-orte/trinkhalle/) and [Alleehaus](/en/kultur/stadtmuseum/).](/de/bilder/karte1873/Karte1873.jpg)
Treasure in the Palais Stourdza
Prince Stourdza is said to have kept a secure vault in his palace, holding a large amount of gold. After his death and that of his widow Smaragda, the descendants fell out, and a sensational trial followed in Karlsruhe. Prince Georg Stourdza sued his sister, claiming she had cheated him out of part of the inheritance. In the end he withdrew the suit, saying he had come to an agreement with her. The demolition of the building brought no treasure to light either.
See also
Sources
- Klaus Fischer Das Baden-Badener Villenjahrhundert, Rendezvous Verlag 2011, ISBN 978-3-936881-21-9, pp. 26 f.
References:
- ↑ Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration: illustr. Monatshefte für moderne Malerei, Plastik, Architektur, Wohnungskunst u. künstlerisches Frauen-Arbeiten — 46.1920, p. 245 digitised copy