From 1216 on it has been in the hands of the Teutonic Order until the order was dissolved at the end of the 18th century. Then the ownership of Ellingen passed to the Kingdom of Bavaria. In 1815, King Max I Joseph presented the palace to his outstanding field-marshal, Carl Philipp, Prince of Wrede, who had several rows of rooms newly decorated with enormously expensive silk and paper wallpapers, furniture, glass and bronzes from Paris. Together with the stucco work and furniture by Michel d’Ixnard, these rooms are now among the most important interior design works dating from the Classicist period in Bavaria.

Ellingen is a venue for cultural, corporate and private events, such as concerts, receptions, weddings...

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