Pillnitz

Pillnitz, the ordinary summer residence of the royal family of Saxony, in a beautiful situation on the Elbe, 5 miles SE. of Dresden. The palace embraces three main buildings or 'castles,' and is surrounded with beautiful parks and gardens. Here, in August 1791, the Declaration of Pillnitz was framed, according to which Austria and Prussia agreed to take common action on behalf of the royal family of France against the Republicans.