A small ducal residence was incorporated into the system of city walls in the late 13th century.

Only the glass lamps over the gateway and the two cranes set there like guards reminded one that this was the ducal residence.

The capital moved from Weilburg to Wiesbaden and the city became the ducal residence.

In 1837, the ducal residence moved back to Schwerin, but the building was in relatively bad condition.

The castle was reconstructed after the war ended in 1700, after which Gochsheim once again became a ducal residence.

This holds especially for his capital Haderslev, which was a ducal residence only during his time and has benefited ever since.

He stayed with his host at the ducal residence, the Palazzo Pitti.

It also included the ducal residence of Darmstadt.

Worksop is known as the "Gateway to the Dukeries", so called for the number of ducal residences in the area.

However, it lost its importance after the newly founded Wiener Neustadt became a ducal residence.