 In 1561 the lordship passed to Fabian von Schoenaich, whose nephew Georg had the Renaissance Carolath Castle built and received the title of a "Freiherr" (Baron) from Emperor Rudolf II of Habsburg.In 1697 the Schoenaich possessions around Carolath and Bytom Odrzański were raised to the status of a Bohemian state country by decree of Emperor Leopold I of Habsburg.The Schoenaichs retained their estates even after the annexation of Silesia by King Frederick II of Prussia in 1742.