Guided tour with palace director Petra Reichelt and palace employee Magdalena Lauche, both SPSG
In 1685, the Great Elector of Brandenburg opened his doors to persecuted French Huguenots. They were given land, work, and freedom of religion, and they continue to shape our culture to this day. Swiss, Dutch, Salzburgers, and Bohemians also settled here.
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Adam de Clerck (Zeichner), Samuel Blesendorf (Stecher), Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg (Großer Kurfürst), 1695
After the Thirty Years’ War, tolerance and diversity were thus combined with economic benefits—even if the newcomers were not welcome everywhere.
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May 2026
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