Chronicle of the City of Munich / 1701–1800

This list is a partial list of the chronicle of the city of Munich . It lists events in the history of Munich from the 18th century.

1701

• April 14th: Laying of the foundation stone for Schleissheim Palace
• May 22nd: Elector Maximilian II Emanuel enters Munich after his return from the Netherlands to Bavaria
• September 17th execution and subsequent cremation of Maria Theresia Käser as a witch. This is the last documented burning of witches in Munich, a case recorded for 1721 has not been proven.
• Construction of the Nymphenburg Canal

1702

• February 22nd: first written mention of the Schäfflertanz as an old custom
• May: Construction of the Turk's Trench begins
• Construction of the Nymphenburg-Biederstein Canal and the Schwabinger Canal

1704

• April 1: Evaristo Dall'Abaco is employed as a cellist at the court.
• July 17th: Based on the prophecies of Maria Anna Lindmayr , the three estates of the state parliament (nobility, clergy, citizens) take a vow to build a Trinity Church in the Frauenkirche if the city is spared from plunder and plague.

1705

• April 5: An order from the Court War Council in Vienna to bombard Munich is not carried out by the local commanders.
• 16./17. May: Handover of the city to the Imperial troops.
• July 24th: first mention of a Jew in Munich since the expulsion in the 15th century. Apparently the Jews returned to Munich in the wake of the Austrian troops.
• December 24th: The rebels from Oberland arrive in front of Munich on the night of the 25th conquest of the Red Tower
• December 25th: Murder Christmas in Sendling

1706

• January 29th: Execution of Johann Georg Kidler , Johann Sebastian Senser and Johann Clanze , leaders of the uprising against the Austrians , on Marienplatz
• March 17th: Execution of other leaders of the uprising on Marienplatz
• May 12th: total solar eclipse (the last one in Munich before 1999)

1710

• Completion of the citizens' hall

1715

• Construction of Fürstenried Castle begins
• The deer hunting park is created

1717

• Fürstenried Castle is completed.

1718

• Completion of the Holy Trinity Church

1719

• Demolition of the rose tower

1722

• Foundation of the learned society Parnassus Boicus

1724

• Incorporation of the Lehel to Munich

1727

• Laying of the foundation stone of St. Anna im Lehel

1728

• Laying of the foundation stone of St. Michael in Perlach

1741

• May 28th: Treaty of Nymphenburg

1744

• October 23: Elector Karl Albrecht returns from Frankfurt as Emperor Karl VII to Munich, the city is once again the imperial residence for a short time.

1746

• Completion of the Asam Church

1753

• Opening of the Cuvilliés Theater

1754

• Completion of the Palais Toerring-Jettenbach

1756

• Foundation of the Bavarian Cadet Corps

1780

• Beginning of the Bayerische Staatsbank

1785

• Establishment of the Apostolic Nunciature in Munich

1789

• Opening of the English Garden

1791

• March 18: Elector Karl Theodor orders the razing of the bastion in front of the Neuhauser Tor and the redesign of the supply into the city, which leads to the construction of Karlsplatz .

1792

• July: Renaming of the Neuhauser Tor to Karlstor

1795

• June 2: Elector Karl Theodor orders Munich to be de-fortified

1796

• Completion of the Seidenhaus barracks
• Destruction of the Red Tower

1797

April 27: Renaming of the Stachus to Karlsplatz

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