▁hill ▁in ▁Th uring ia ▁between ▁Goth a ▁and ▁Er furt . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁called ▁G leich en , ▁the ▁W and ers leb ener ▁G le iche ▁( 1 2 2 1   ft . ▁above ▁the ▁sea ), ▁was ▁bes ie ged ▁un success fully ▁by ▁the ▁em peror ▁Henry ▁IV ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁counts , ▁one ▁of ▁whom , ▁Ernest ▁III , ▁a ▁cr us ader , ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁rom antic ▁legend . ▁Having ▁been ▁captured , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁imprison ment ▁by ▁a ▁Turkish ▁woman , ▁who ▁returned ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁became ▁his ▁wife , ▁a ▁pap al ▁disp ens ation ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁two ▁w ives ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁( see ▁Re ine ck , ▁Die ▁S age ▁von ▁der ▁Do ppe le he ▁eines ▁Graf en ▁von ▁G leich en , ▁ 1 8 9 1 ). ▁After ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁elect or ▁of ▁Main z ▁the ▁castle ▁became ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁The ▁second ▁castle ▁is ▁called ▁M ühl burg ▁( 1 3 0 9   ft . ▁above ▁the ▁sea ). ▁This ▁existed ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 7 0 4 ▁and ▁was ▁bes ie ged ▁by ▁Henry ▁IV ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 7 . ▁It ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁The ▁third