ON THIS DAY 1810… THE FIRST OKTOBERFEST

In 1810, with Europe enjoying a momentary respite in the Revolutionary Napoleonic Wars that had raged across the continent for over a decade, King Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria invited his subjects to celebrate the marriage of his son, Ludwig, to Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The festivities took place in the fields outside the city gates, which quickly became known as the ...

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