The castle was first mentioned in the 12th century as Schwanstein Castle, the seat of the Schwangau nobles. In the following centuries it changed owners, fell into disrepair, was rebuilt and destroyed again.
In 1832, King Maximilian II acquired the ruins. (then still as Crown Prince Maximilian) and had them rebuilt by the artistic architect and painter Domenico Quaglioni (1787-1837) in the neo-Gothic style. Significantly, the king appointed the painter Quaglio as the construction manager and assigned him the help of the architect Georg Friedrich Ziebland. Quaglio had no experience in practical construction, yet he set to work with all his might in such a way that he died shortly before the construction was completed. The work then continued under the Munich architect Josef Ohlmüller.
The rooms are painted according to the designs of Moritz von Schwindel. The castle has been preserved in this state to this day. The interior design from the Biedermeier period remained unchanged. The castle served the royal family as a summer residence and was the place of education of Louis II. His mother Marie Bavorská lived in the chateau for 3 years after the death of her son, until she died there.
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