| Middle Ages and the Hoberg family | |
|---|---|
| 1st half of 14th c. | Fortified predecessor on two islands; its foundations carry the present castle. |
| 1455 | Reinke Hobreg buys farmsteads (Erben) in the parish of Werther. |
| 1476 | The brothers Hinrick, Otte, Regneke and Bernd Hobergh sell farmsteads in the parish of Werther. |
| 1491 | First mention of the estate: the knight Bernd von Hoberg is lord of Tatenhausen. |
| Renaissance | |
| 1524 | The heiress Else von Hoberg marries Heinrich Korff genannt Schmising. Other sources give 1525 or 1543 for the transfer of the estate. |
| 1540 | Start of the new building in the Weser Renaissance style, the regional Renaissance architecture of the Weser valley; coat-of-arms panel on the stair tower. |
| 1619 | Courtyard portal. |
| 1666 | A Franciscan becomes castle chaplain. |
| Baroque and rise | |
| c. 1671 | Second east wing with pavilion tower. |
| 1683 | Acquisition of a castellan’s estate (Burgmannsgut) in Nienborg. |
| 1684 | Admission to the knighthood of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, the ecclesiastical principality ruled by the Bishop of Münster. |
| 1687/88 | Acquisition of Gut Wittenstein in the parish of Versmold. |
| 4 Sep 1692 | Elevation to the rank of Imperial Baron (Reichsfreiherr). |
| 1696 | Consecration of the Catholic church in Stockkämpen. |
| 1699 | Courtyard portal. |
| early 18th c. | Main entrance, terrace and west wing in Baroque style. |
| 1706–1721 | Acquisition of further estates: Duderstadt, Grotenburg, Engsterstein, Bellering, Wieck and Masthof. |
| 1711 | Caspar Heinrich Matthias represents the Prince-Bishopric of Münster at the imperial coronation of Charles VI. |
| c. 1739/40 | Construction of the gatehouse. |
| 1742 | Franz Otto represents the Osnabrück cathedral chapter at the imperial coronation of Charles VII. |
| 1751 | Orangery designed by Johann Conrad Schlaun. One source gives “around 1738”. |
| Crisis and upheaval | |
| 14 Jun 1778 | The estate is placed in an entail (Fideikommiss). |
| 1785 | Clemens August Heinrich takes over the estates, which are facing bankruptcy, and saves them. |
| 1799 | The mineral spring is bored and described. Its discovery is dated to 1720 or around 1795. |
| 1803 | Dissolution of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster. |
| 1807–1813 | Bokel belongs to the Kingdom of Westphalia. |
| 1812–1816 | The poet Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg lives at Tatenhausen. One source gives 1810–1813. |
| 17 Jan 1816 | Elevation to the rank of Count in the Prussian nobility. |
| 1816 | Formation of the district of Halle; Franz von Korff genannt Schmising-Kerssenbrock becomes its first Landrat (district administrator). |
| Spa and 19th century | |
| 1819 | Start of the spa’s heyday. |
| 1821 | The wooden bathhouse burns down; rebuilt in stone. |
| 1826 | 1,020 spa guests and 6,554 baths. |
| 1828 | Over 5,000 baths; guests also come “from very distant parts”. |
| 1830 | Construction of the assembly house, today’s Gasthof Tatenhausen. |
| 1842 | Acquisition of Gut Steinhausen. |
| 1855–1875 | Klemens Graf von Korff genannt Schmising is Landrat of the district of Halle. |
| c. 1860–1889 | End of the spa’s heyday; the sources give different years. |
| 1896–1911 | Klemens Graf von Korff genannt Schmising (the Younger) is Landrat of the district of Halle. |
| 20th century to the present | |
| c. 1904 | Maximilian von Korff-Schmising takes over Tatenhausen. |
| 1995 | Through inheritance Tatenhausen passes to the Teuffel von Birkensee family. |
| 1997 | The castle complex and the Gasthof are entered in the list of monuments. |
| 2002 | The Old Bathhouse is entered in the list of monuments. |
Timeline
The most important documented dates in the history of Tatenhausen. Where the sources differ, this is noted.