How and when was Hohenburg castle built near Stuttgart, Germany?

Question

When and how was it constructed first time?

basically, who built it?

how did the rulers find people or get people to do this?

how many times was it added onto?

Answer 1

The castle was built in the 12th century as the residence of the counts of Homburg. After the death of the last count of Homburg in 1449, the castle and city fell to the counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken. In the 2nd half of the 16th century, they turned the castle into a Renaissance style castle.