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'''A timeline history of the Spatenbrewery:'''
[[File:Gabriel Sedlmayr 001.jpg|300px|thumb|Gabriel Sedlmayr (1772-1839)]]
* 1397: A brewer named Hans Welser of the Welser Prew at Neuhausergasse 4 Neuhausergasse is recorded in by the Munich tax records. Several ownership changes occurred over the following 125 years.* 1522: The Welser brewery is bought by the Starnberger family Starnberger.* 1622: The brewery is taken over acquired by the Spatt family, producing who begin to produce a brew by the name Oberspathbräu name, eventually introducing changing the name to Spaten brand, referring which refers to the spade.* 1704: Family Sießmayr took takes over the brewery while retaining and retains the Spaten brand name.* 1807: The Royal Hofbräu Königliche Hofbräumeister, the brewmasterfor the royal court, Gabriel Sedlmayr acquired acquires the Spaten brewery, which at the time was the smallest brewery in Munich.* 1817: Spaten purchases the Filserbräukeller in Bayerstrasse, which later to became known as the Spaten Keller.* 1839: Following the death of Gabriel Sedlmayr, his sons Gabriel and Joseph take over the brewerybusiness.
* 1842: Joseph Sedlmayr withdraws his partnership from Spaten Brauerei and buys the Leistbrauerei.
* 1851: Spaten purchases the current property including location in Marsstrasse which includes the Silberbauer Keller in Marsstrasse. Many further acqusitions acquisitions followed.
* 1854: The move of the entire brewery to Marsstrasse is completed.
* 1861: Joseph Sedlmayr buys the shares of August Deiglmayr, with whom he ran the [[Franziskaner]] Brauerei (Franziskaner Leistbräu) since 1858.
* 1867: Spaten Brauerei becomes the largest brewery in Munich and maintains its the top position until 1890s. Spaten Brauerei receives a golden medal for their German beer at the World Exposition in Paris.
* 1874: Johann, Carl and Anton Sedlmayr take over the brewery from their father Gabriel Sedlmayr.
* 1884: The graphic artist Otto Hubb designs the Spaten logo, depicting with a spade with and GS in honor of the initials GS for elder Gabriel Sedlmayr. The logo is still in use today.
* 1891: Spaten Brauerei founded a branch in London selling the “Spaten Munich Lager” brand.
* 1894: Spaten becomes the first Munich brewery to brew lager in Pilsener style, the “Spaten Münchner Hell”, intended for sale in northern Germany.