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Shortly after the fall of the
Communist government in Czechoslovakia at the end of 1989, William Lobkowicz moved to the country of his ancestors to claim the family's former lands and castles. Lobkowicz's initial work focused on having the property legally restored to the family, a project which took
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Lobkowicz has since focused on the restoration, maintenance, and upkeep of the castles now under his ownership. Of the more than ten castles and palaces once possessed by the House of
Lobkowicz, William Lobkowicz now oversees four of them, including the ancestral
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Complex, with some of the remainder having been sold off to finance the restoration as well as long-term maintenance of the other four. Additional financing has been obtained by converting some of the family properties to hotels and restaurants. The
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William is the fourth child and third son of Martin
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in 1990 to claim his family's vast ancestral belongings, the restoration, preservation and display of which have become his profession and passion.
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compositions. The most valuable manuscript in the collection is the original score of
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hall of the palace, concerts of classical music are frequently given.
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