| 1708 |
In Dresden, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus and his assistant Johann Friedrich Böttger are the first Europeans to successfully manufacture porcelain. |
| 1744 |
The first attempts at porcelain manufacture are begun in Wolfenbüttel. |
| 1747 |
On July 11, Duke Carl I. of Brunswick orders the foundation of a porcelain manufactory in Fürstenberg. Following the manufactory Meissen (founded in 1710) it is the second royal porcelain manufactory in the German-speaking world which has produced continuously until today. |
| 1753 |
The first satisfactory series of porcelain is fired in FÜRSTENBERG. |
| 1756 |
A second company, for executing the multi-colored painting, is established in Braunschweig and privatized in 1828. |
| 1859 |
The ducal porcelain manufactory in Fürstenberg is leased to private persons. |
| 1888 |
The manufactory is successfully transformed into a joint-stock company. |
| 1934 |
Wilhelm Wagenfeld designs his Form 639 for FÜRSTENBERG, which is honored with the gold medal at the 1937 world's fair in Paris. |
| 1966 |
Change of legal form to limited company. The parent company is Braunschweig GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Norddeutsche Landesbank. |
| 1972 |
A new production building is erected beside the castle. The extensions built in the castle courtyard are torn down. In the years that follow the Weser Renaissance castle, where the company's own Museum is located today, is restored to its original state. |
| 1993 |
With the reorganization of production and installation of modern kilns, the manufactory's reorientation begins. |
| 1997 |
On January 11, the manufactory celebrates its 250th birthday and introduces a Jubilee Edition of the Wagenfeld form to the market. |
| 1999 |
On March 4, the FÜRSTENBERG Store opens in Hanover. |
| 2000 |
The manufactory introduces their tableware form Basic, which shortly thereafter receives the international "Red Dot for High Design Quality" award. FÜRSTENBERG wins the competition to produce the International gift of EXPO 2000 and the official porcelain "Wall of Hands". |
| 2002 |
The manufactory begins its 255th year of continuous production. |
| 2003 |
The 5 piece set Qi of the Porzellanmanufaktur FÜRSTENBERG has been awarded with the “reddot: best of the best”, the internationally coveted seal of quality from the Design Center of North Rhine Westfalia. The gift ware collection TWIST received the “Design Plus Award 2003”. |
| 2004 |
Once again, this time for the vases series TAO, the Porzellanmanufaktur FÜRSTENBERG has been awarded with the „reddot for high design quality“. |
