Hohenschwangau was the official summer and hunting residence of Maximilian, his wife Marie of Prussia, and their two sons Ludwig (the later King Ludwig II of Bavaria) and Otto (the later King Otto I of Bavaria).
Hohenschwangau je bio službena ljetna i lovačka rezidencija Maksimilijana, njegove supruge Marie od Pruske i njihova dva sina Ludovika (kasnije kralja Ludovika II.) i Otta (kasnije kralja Otto I. od Bavarske).