Katterburg, the location of the current Schönbrunn Palace, was acquired by the Emperor Maximilian II. It was also favoured by his son, the Emperor Matthias, and the historic castle was rebuilt to a hunting-seat in 1569. The hunting-seat was unfortunately destroyed by the Turks in 1683, and in 1695, the Emperor Leopold I entrusted the main architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach with plans for a new palace to overshadow Versailles.