| 1733 |
Duke Eberhard Ludwig dies In this year the
extensive overall complex is nearly completed. |
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| 1744 |
Duke Carl Eugen comes to power |
| 1748 |
Carl Eugen marries Elisabeth Friederike Sophie
von Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
| 1746-48 |
The young duke has the Ordenskapelle
(Order Chapel) furnished for his wife |
| 1756 |
The couple separates |
| 1757/58 |
Philippe de La Guepière furnishes the duke's
private suite of rooms in the Neuer Hauptbau (New Main
Building) in the style of the French rococo |
| 1758 |
La Guepière designs the Theater |
| 1763/64 |
The birthday of Duke Carl Eugen is celebrated in
the "Palace of Splendor" in a grand style |
| 1764 |
Due to differences with the Württemberg Diet,
Carl Eugen moves the residence back to Ludwigsburg |
| 1775 |
Carl Eugen moves back from Ludwigsburg once and
for all |
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| 1798 |
Friedrich II, Duke of Württemberg assumes office
and orders extensive construction measures in Ludwigsburg |
| um 1800 |
He has the neglected garden completely laid out,
including sections in the English landscape style |
| 1806 |
Emperor Napoleon I names him King of Württemberg |
| um 1810 |
The Ordenssaal (Order Hall) and the Ordenskapelle
(Order Chapel) are adorned with antique-classicistic
ornamentation |
| 1816 |
Death of King Friedrich. His widow, Charlotte
Mathilde, retains Ludwigsburg as her widow's residence |
| 1819 |
Wilhelm I proclaims the first Württemberg
constitution in the Ordenssaal |
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| In the 1930's and 1950's |
Restorations take place with the goal of
restoring the baroque style |
| 1953 |
The garden exhibition "Blühendes Barock"
(Blossoming Baroque) is opened |
| Since 1993 |
Extensive construction measures directed at
historical preservation are carried out. By 2004 these measures
will make the entire palace accessible for use as a museum |