A slightly weathered Latin inscription and a sign provide information about its historical significance.
On September 30, 1790, the election and coronation of Emperor Leopold II took place in Frankfurt am Main. To secure them stored in the period from 22 September to 18 October 1790 west of the Berger waiting a 6,000 -strong army of Landgrave William IX. from Hesse. On October 11, 1790, the landgrave received the imperial couple, including a high retinue, which consisted of 126 people.

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Les Guilvinistes

February 15, 2020

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The Habsburg Leopold, whose coronation in honor of the penultimate emperor of the Holy Roman Empire commemorates the column of honor on the Lohrberg, was an enlightener and, in his time as the Grand Duke of Tuscany and under the impression of the French Revolution of 1789, was opposed to the idea of a constitutional monarchy open minded. His reign lasted only two years. His son Franz II became Leopold's successor and (last) emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The end of the Ancien regime in Central Europe had initiated the French Revolution and the Revolutionary Wars sealed it.

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February 24, 2019

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On October 11th, 1790, Landgrave Wilhelm IX of Hesse received the newly crowned Emperor Leopold and his wife. To commemorate this, he had this pillar built the following year.
Information board and currently uninviting seating.
A slightly quieter place in a busy area.

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