On October 12th, 1810, the Bavarian prince Ludwig, later King Ludwig I, married his bride, Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. On the occasion of the wedding, on October 18th, horse races were organized in the meadows outside the city walls - Sendlinger Berg (today Theresienhohe - "Teresa's Meadow"). The area of festivities could hold approximately 40,000 spectators. The citizens invited to the festivities were treated with beer. Before the start of the race, there was a performance in tribute to the bride and groom and the royal family, with 16 pairs of children dressed in traditional costumes from nine Bavarian towns and other regions belonging to the Wittelsbach family estate.
