Johannisberg (Geisenheim)

Johannisberg is a village to the west of Wiesbaden in Hessen, Germany. It is part of the city of Geisenheim in the Rheingau, on the right bank of the Rhine.^[1]

The place is mainly celebrated for the beautiful castle, Schloss Johannisberg, which crowns a hill overlooking the Rhine valley, and is surrounded by vineyards yielding the famous Johannisberger wine. The Schloss, built in 1757–1759 by the abbots of Fulda on the site of a Benedictine monastery founded in 1090, was bestowed, in 1808, by Napoleon upon Marshal Kellermann.^[2] In 1816 it was given by Francis I of Austria, to Prince Metternich,^[1] in recognition of his services as Austrian Foreign Minister.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Chisholm 1911.
^ Dunn-Pattison, R. P. (2010). Napoleon's Marshals. p. 321. ISBN 978-3-86741-429-6.
^ Palmer, Alan (1972). Metternich: Councillor of Europe (1997 reprint ed.). London: Orion. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-85799-868-9.

[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-1] Chisholm 1911.

[2] Dunn-Pattison, R. P. (2010). Napoleon's Marshals. p. 321. ISBN 978-3-86741-429-6.

[3] Palmer, Alan (1972). Metternich: Councillor of Europe (1997 reprint ed.). London: Orion. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-85799-868-9.

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