1690 Schloss Ammerland Castle Estate Manuscript: Bavarian Starnberg District, 80 Gulden Payment Receipt (House of Wittelsbach Era)

This fine 17th-century administrative manuscript, dated August 10, 1690, is a substantial financial receipt issued by the Electoral Pfleggericht (District Court and Administrative Office) of Starnberg, Bavaria. Handwritten in refined German Kurrent chancery script on heavy laid paper, the document confirms the payment and official delivery of 80 gulden (Achtzig gulden) in connection with the administration of Schloss Ammerland (Ammerland Castle). The receipt features a bold currency summary line, original archival docketing notes on the reverse, and a well-preserved red wax signet seal alongside official chancery signatures at the base.

Issued directly out of Starnberg (Actum Starnberg), this document highlights the official district level of financial accounting for Schloss Ammerland during the reign of Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1671–1723), who held the castle estate as part of his private property. As Prince-Archbishop and Elector of Cologne and younger brother to Elector Maximilian II Emanuel ("Max Emanuel"), Joseph Clemens stood among the most influential figures of the House of Wittelsbach during the Baroque era. This document provides a direct, highly detailed operational record of the local estate finances connecting Schloss Ammerland to the regional seat of governance in Starnberg.