 After the partitions of Poland, Będzin fell into Prussian control and the castle became property of the Hohenzollern family.In 1807, the nearby lands were transferred to the Duchy of Warsaw, and in 1815, to the Congress Poland.In 1825 the castle was virtually falling apart, and when a piece of the stone crushed a passerby, demolition of the castle was ordered, but before it was started, the castle was declared a monument.