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TheFürstenberg China Factory (German:Porzellanmanufaktur Fürstenberg) was founded on 11 January 1747 inFürstenberg, on theWeser river, by Johann Georg von Langen at the direction of DukeCharles I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. It is the second-oldestporcelain manufacturer inGermany that still operates on its original site[a].
From 1888, the operation was turned into a public limited company (Aktiengesellschaft). In 1966, the firm became a limited liability company (GmbH) with its parent company,Braunschweig GmbH, and therefore a 100 per cent subsidiary ofNORD/LB. Its current managing director is Stephanie Saalfeld.
TheWeser Renaissance-style castle, high above theWeser river, traces its history back to a medieval castle built in the first half of the 14th century (first mentioned around 1355), and was converted into a hunting lodge around 1600 by DukeHenry Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Until 1972, china was produced in the castle itself, but now, manufacturing is carried out in the adjacent, modern buildings.
Today, the castle houses the firm'smuseum and gives an overview of production from its beginnings during therococo period to the present day. Other notable collections of Fürstenberg china may be seen in theNorth German museums atBrunswick,Schwerin andWolfenbüttel, as well as inWeimar.
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