Brzeg Castle in Poland is first reported in 1235 as a small fortress with a moat and fortified walls. A branch of the Piast family lived in it from 1311 until 1675, and it became the capital seat of the duchy in 1342. Prince Ludwik I extended it in 1370 and built its chapel.
The Renaissance rebuilding took place from 1544 to 1560 in the reign of Frederick II of Legnica. Jakub Parr, Franciscus Pahr and Bernard Niuron, from Italy, are named as the rebuilders. The article calls the facade one of the most magnificent historical monuments of the Renaissance in Central Europe. Its tower gate carries busts of Piast princes.
Prussian forces destroyed the castle in 1741. It was rebuilt in the Renaissance style, and it now houses the Museum of the Silesian Piasts and is a Historic Monument of Poland.
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