A „porcelain palace“ to rival any in Europe
Rastatt Favorite Palace

Figures at court and their legacyFigures

Who's behind everything that visitors still admire about the Rastatt Favorite Palace and palace garden? The three most important figures are presented here, along with what they left for future generations.

Portrait of Margravine Sibylla Augusta von Baden-Baden.

A resolute builder

Sibylla Augusta was energetic, brave and pious, as well as creative. A princess who liked to build. But what was her life like?

Sibylla Augusta von Baden-Baden
Pen and ink drawing of the Favorite Palace facade, by Michael Ludwig Rohrer.

The Bohemian architect

Michael Ludwig Rohrer, Sibylla Augusta's countryman, built according to her specifications, including the pleasure palace to the palace church.

Michael Ludwig Rohrer
Portrait of Margrave Ludwig Georg von Baden-Baden.

“Jägerlouis”

Margrave Ludwig Georg assumed rule from his mother in 1727 and preferred hunting to waging war.

Ludwig Georg von Baden-Baden