ABSTRACT
Young aristocratic women coming to the Wittelsbach Court in Munich as ladies-in-waiting were expected to live in the Frauenzimmer. This area within the royal residence included several rooms that were connected to each other. The apartments of the noblewomen were located here. The Frauenzimmer created a gender-segregated area within the court. During the day, visits by male courtiers were possible, and male servants or chamber boys under the age of twelve could also enter this area. At night, however, the Frauenzimmer was reserved exclusively for women; it was not only closed but also locked. This chapter asks how the Frauenzimmer at the Munich court was organised in spatial terms and what different levels of privacy can be discerned.
