[2] The architect was probably the agricultural inspector Johann David Räntz the Elder, a student of Paul Decker.
Supervising construction fell to Johann Heinrich Endrich, who later built his own dwelling on the edge of the park (later known as Monplaisir).
[5] She left Georg Wilhelm's structure untouched, but changed it to suit her purposes: the Hermitage was to become a place of inner contemplation.
[9] She is said to have purchased new furniture for the Old Palace and commissioned some repairs, but the refurnishing was incomplete because Bayreuth was conquered by Napoleon in the autumn of the same year.
In 1810 Bayreuth became part of Bavaria, after which the Hermitage was often used as a vacation home for members of the Bavarian royal family.