Louis Remy de la Fosse

Louis Remy de la Fosse (c. 1659–1726) was a French architect during the Baroque period, who worked primarily in Germany.[1][2]

Career

Until 1705, he was draftsman in the studio of master builder Johann Friedrich Eosander in Berlin. From 1706 to 1709, Fosse was architect at the Hanover court of Elector of Hanover George I of Great Britain and later castle planner in Schlitz and Kassel.[3] From 1711 to 1714 he was court architect in Hanover and afterwards senior engineer in the service of Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.[4]

In 1717, he build the Orangerie in Darmstadt.[2] Fosse was commissioned to completely redesign the Residential Palace Darmstadt.[5] Due to lack of funds, only the main front and one wing of the large estate were realized.[4]

From 1723 till 1750 the castle Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (Schloss Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst) was constructed in Schillingsfürst Bavaria for the princes of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. Fosse planned this castle as a landmark and it is now considered among the most important baroque estates in south Germany.[6]

Works

  • Monumental house (Eckpavillon an der Graft) in Hanover
  • Orangerie Darmstadt
  • Copperplate engraving of the planned Residential Palace Darmstadt, partly realized
  • Residential Palace Darmstadt
  • Courtyard castle Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

References

  1. ^ Spitzer, John; Zaslaw, Neal (2005). The Birth of the Orchestra. Oxford University Press. p. 227. ISBN 9780195189551.
  2. ^ a b "Fosse, Louis Rémy de la". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Fosse, Louis Remy de la". Stadtlexikon Darmstadt (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Fosse, Louis Remy de la" (in German). Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Das Darmstädter Residenzschloss – eine Chronik" (in German). TU Darmstadt. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Schloss Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Castle)". Museen in Bayern. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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