The Speisemeisterei Building was built in 1773. It served as a residence for Duke Carl Eugen and his later wife Franziska von Hohenheim.
At that time, on the ground floor there was a small Catholic chapel, three representative rooms - the vestibule (today the Franziskakammer), the gallery, and a hall - as well as a “cabinet” and a coach house. In the mansard the ducal living quarters and gentlemen’s room for the entourage were furnished frugally. The corner room, which looked to the southeast, was the duke’s bedroom. This is where he died on 24 October 1793.
After 1818, the Kavalier building continued to serve as a living space, but it was partially re-built into a canteen, thereby receiving the name “Speisemeisterei”. Until 1970, the upper floor continued to be used for this purpose and the ground level until 1985.
Starting in 1985 in the course of general renovation work, the three representative rooms were renovated and a public restaurant was opened. The rooms on the upper floor once again show the historical blueprint and decorative work but are home to offices.
Print version of the complete historical tour (German)
Print version of Stop 21 (German)
Flyer Historical Tour (English)
