[1][2][3] In 1789, the seat of the residence of the Bailiwick of Franconia was moved to Bad Mergentheim, and a few years later the owner of the palace passed to the Kingdom of Bavaria.

It was given as a gift in 1815 by the Bavarian king Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria to Field Marshal Karl Philipp von Wrede.

[1] Today, it is administered by the Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes and open to the public through guided tours.

[1] The church is Baroque, as are several of the interior details, such as the stucco work by Franz Joseph Roth [de], frescos, wall panelling and original floors.

The building also contains some of the finest Neoclassical interiors in Bavaria, owing both to the work of d’Ixnard and the re-furnishing carried out during the ownership of Karl Philipp von Wrede.