5000 Items from Marienburg castle belonging to Prince Ernst August of Hanover to be auctioned by Sotheby's in September 2005 in Hanover, Germany on April 28th, 2005.

GERMANY - APRIL 28: Inside Marienburg castle - The model of the Marienburg castle - The Marienburg Castle, near Hanover, Germany, will be the scene of an exceptional international auction - In Autumn, 2005 - Prince Ernst-August of Hanover -born in 1983, and eldest son of the present head of the House Hanover, took over his family's German properties in 2004 - Last year he and his younger brother, Prince Christian -born in 1985- took the decision to hold an auction, whose proceeds will be put towards establishing a family trust which will help to maintain the family's art collection in Germany - As a result of the sale, the Fürstenhaus in Hanover-Herrenhausen and the Schloss Marienburg, will be able to remain open to the public and properly maintained in Hanover, Germany on April 28th, 2005. (Photo by Franck CRUSIAUX/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)