
Patron of the apartment
Josef II, Prince of Schwarzenberg
*1769 Vienna +1833 Hluboká nad Vltavou
Czech nobleman, 11th Duke of Krumlov, founder of the Hluboká and Krumlov branch of the dynasty as well as the Economic Institute in Český Krumlov. During his rule the Schwarzenberg Logging canal was completed in 1793 under the supervision of Josef Rosenauer, who at that time had a major impact on the economic development and nascent industry in the South Bohemian and Šumava regions.