Schwedenpalais, City palace in Innenstadt-West, Karlsruhe, Germany

The Schwedenpalais is a town palace built in 1768–1770 by Johann Friedrich Weyhing for the margravial privy councillor Georg Ernst Ludwig von Preuschen von und zu Liebenstein. Its facade is finely ornamented in the Louis-seize style, and the building is marked by a gate entrance, tall windows on the beletage, an outdoor staircase and a balcony. It stands opposite the Staatliche Kunsthalle and today houses the Führungsakademie Baden-Württemberg.

Johann Friedrich Weyhing built the palace between 1768 and 1770 for Georg Ernst Ludwig von Preuschen von und zu Liebenstein, a privy councillor of the Margrave of Baden. From 1919 the building was used by state authorities; today it houses the Führungsakademie Baden-Württemberg. It was officially named Schwedenpalais in 1884, after its most prominent resident, Queen Friederike of Sweden.

The name comes from Friederike Dorothea von Baden (1781–1826), Queen of Sweden and sister of Grand Duke Karl Ludwig of Baden. After her dethronement she moved here and occupied seven rooms of the beletage, financed by a compensation payment Sweden offered the royal family after Napoleon's fall; her estranged husband Gustav IV Adolf had refused it. The house was officially named Schwedenpalais in 1884.

The building is located at Hans-Thoma-Straße 1, directly across from the State Art Gallery, making it easy to spot. Keep in mind that it now serves as offices for an academy and the interior is typically not open to visitors.

The purchase was financed by a compensation payment Sweden offered the royal family after Napoleon's fall. King Gustav IV Adolf, her estranged husband and a former opponent of Napoleon, refused it; Friederike used the money to house herself and her children in her old homeland.