Sun, 09.03.25, 3 p.m.
When Margravine Sibylla Augusta is married to the Margrave of Baden in March 1690, she is 15 years old. A troubled life begins for the young wife. Coming from Schlackenwerth, today's Ostrov, which has a comfortable castle and beautiful gardens, she follows her husband to the theaters of war. Eight of their nine children were born in Aschaffenburg, Augsburg, Günzburg and Nuremberg, among other places. The couple only came to rest in 1705, when they were able to move into their completed palace in Rastatt. Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm died in January 1707 and the 32-year-old widow took over the regency. From then on, she focused all her attention on the internal and external reconstruction of her country, which had been completely devastated in Louis XIV's Wars of Reunion. A guided tour through the rooms of the town museum with Iris Baumgärtner, the former long-time museum director, illustrates this not only dazzling life of an 18th century regent, who gave Rastatt its baroque appearance in an incredibly short time through her brisk building activities.
No registration required, participation included in museum admission (€ 4 or € 2 reduced)
Duration approx. 60 minutes
When Margravine Sibylla Augusta is married to the Margrave of Baden in March 1690, she is 15 years old. A troubled life begins for the young wife. Coming from Schlackenwerth, today's Ostrov, which has a comfortable castle and beautiful gardens, she follows her husband to the theaters of war. Eight of their nine children were born in Aschaffenburg, Augsburg, Günzburg and Nuremberg, among other places. The couple only came to rest in 1705, when they were able to move into their completed palace in Rastatt. Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm died in January 1707 and the 32-year-old widow took over the regency. From then on, she focused all her attention on the internal and external reconstruction of her country, which had been completely devastated in Louis XIV's Wars of Reunion. A guided tour through the rooms of the town museum with Iris Baumgärtner, the former long-time museum director, illustrates this not only dazzling life of an 18th century regent, who gave Rastatt its baroque appearance in an incredibly short time through her brisk building activities.
No registration required, participation included in museum admission (€ 4 or € 2 reduced)
Duration approx. 60 minutes
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