The year 1302 was to be a major turning point for the town. This was the year that the Rozmberk family of nobility came into possession of the town, and bestowed upon it the benefits only a powerful family could bring. The town received certain privileges, building were built, commerce and culture flourished, and the town grew in importance. The town's architecture still reflects this period of affluence, especially in its Renaissance buildings. In 1494, the town was even granted Royal status. The Latran quarter, which includes the castle, and the inner Old Town, were joined together in 1555 by Vilem of Rozmberk. But this period would come to an end in 1602, when the aging Peter Vok of the Rozmberks was forced to sell off the Cesky Krumlov estate to the Emperor, Rudolph II. This meant that the town was no longer the seat of its overlord, and it fell into the status of backwater again. Soon after, in 1613, the town was taken when troops from nearby Passau in Germany invaded Bohemia, and then, of course, came the Thirty Years' War. The town was occupied first by Imperial forces, then Bavarian, and then in 1648, Swedish, and all the money spent to keep the town from being razed to the ground over the years left it financially ruined. The town passed to the Eggenberk family in 1622, and then to the more powerful Schwarzenberks in 1719, who also made the town their seat. Though the town didn't prosper as much under their rule, but there was still some construction completed. Much of this took place in the castle, which was built into the second largest in Bohemia, behind only that in Prague. The castle contains five courtyards and features an excellent collection of Renaissance and Baroque art, though some has been moved to nearby Hlobouka castle. Across a bridge that offers a wonderful view of the town is the Rococo Theater, a one of the most well-preserved Baroque theaters in Europe, and then further up are the castle gardens with their revolving, open-air theater.