1720 |
Elector Carl Philipp of the Palatinate decides to move his residence to Mannheim, the cornerstone is laid on 2 July. |
1723 |
Balthasar Neumann visits the construction site. |
1726 |
Following the dismissal of the architect Froimon, Guillaume d´Hauberat becomes his successor. |
1731 |
The Court Church (Hofkirche) is festively consecrated on 13 May. On 22 November Carl Philipp moves into his chambers in the western Main Building (Corps de logis). |
1737 |
Alessandro Galli da Bibiena is commissioned to build the opera. |
1740 - 1742 |
The western lateral wing is erected. |
1741 |
Bibiena becomes Chief Architect. |
1742 |
The Opera is inaugurated on the occasion of the wedding of Carl Theodor to Elisabeth Augusta. On 31 December Elector Carl Philipp dies. Carl Theodor inherits the electorship. |
1748 |
Bibiena dies, d´Hauberat becomes Chief Architect. |
1749 |
The western lateral wing is completed. Elector Carl Theodor appoints Nicolas de Pigage to Director of Gardens and Waterworks. |
1750 |
Construction of the eastern lateral wing is begun. |
1751 |
1751 Pigage succeeds Bibiena as Chief Architect 1755 Pigage is commissioned to decorate a library cabinet on the ground floor for the Electress. |
1755 |
Pigage is commissioned to decorate a library cabinet on the ground floor for the Electress. |
1758 |
Verschaffelt produces the marble statues of the Electress and Elector. |
1760 |
Part of the Düsseldorf painting collection is brought to Mannheim under Pigage's direction. |
1761 |
Elisabeth retires from courtly life following the death of her son shortly after his birth. Later she moves to Oggersheim. |
1762 |
Pigage is appointed Garden Director. |
1763 |
Carl Theodor founds the Academy of Sciences (Akademie der Wissenschaften), where important scholars research the history of the country and persons. |
1777 |
Elector Maximilian Joseph III of Bavaria dies on 31 December. |
1778 |
Carl Theodor moves his residence to Munich as a result of his inheritance of the Bavarian Electorate. |
1781 |
Carl Theodor stays in Mannheim. |
1794 |
Elisabeth Augusta dies. |
1795 |
Mannheim is occupied by the French, and during a counterattack the Imperial troops destroy large parts of the town. |
1796 |
Pigage dies. |
1798 |
The decision is made to defortify the town of Mannheim. |
1799 |
Carl Theodor dies. Maximilian Joseph IV becomes his successor. |
1802 |
A resolution on the transfer of the Palatinate Electorate on the eastern side of the Rhine, and with it Mannheim Palace to Baden is passed at the Congress of Rastatt. |
1806 - 1811 |
The hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess, Karl von Baden and Stephanie de Beauharnais live in Mannheim Palace. |
1811 |
Grand Duke Karl Friedrich dies, Karl assumes the government in Karlsruhe. |
1818 |
Grand Duke Karl of Baden dies, his Uncle Ludwig I becomes Regent. |
1819 |
Grand Duchess widow Stephanie receives her widow's seat in Mannheim Palace. |
1860 |
Stephanie of Baden dies. |
1861 |
The Rhine Shipping Commission (Rheinschifffahrtskommission) moves to Mannheim and takes up offices in Mannheim Palace. |
1870 |
School rooms for the institute founded by Grand Duchess Stephanie were set up in the course of the decade in the West Wing, as well as apartments for the personnel. The high manorial court, regional superior court and lower district court are also housed in the Palace. |
1893 - 1906 |
Comprehensive renovation and restoration work is carried out on the Palace. |
1907 |
Mannheim celebrates the 300th town anniversary. Friedrich I dies and his son Friedrich II becomes Grand Duke. |
1919 |
The Palace becomes the property of the Free State of Bavaria. |
1926 |
The palace museum is established. |
1940 - 1943 |
Aerial bombardments destroy the Palace during World War II. |
1947 |
Rebuilding begins. |
1948 |
The District Building Surveyor's Office is located in the Palace. |
1951 - 1956 |
The Tax Office, College of Economics and regional superior court move in. |
1956 |
The Palace Church (Schlosskirche) is consecrated. |
1961 |
The Middle Building (Mittelbau) is renovated. |
1967 |
The College of Economics is raised to the status of University and is given additional palace rooms. |
1995 |
The permanent exhibition "Courtly Art in Mannheim" (Höfische Kunst in Mannheim) opens in the Trabant Hall (Trabantensaal) for the 275th palace anniversary. |
2001 |
Mannheim Palace closes due to extensive renovation work. |
2007 |
Mannheim Palace is reopened. |