Richard Wagner Foundation Richard Wagner Foundation The Richard Wagner Foundation (in German Richard-Wagner-Stiftung) was formed in 1973, when, faced with overwhelming criticism and infighting amongst the descendants of Richard Wagner, the Bayreuth Festival and its assets were transferred to the newly created Foundation. The board of directors included members of the Wagner family and others appointed by the state. The Wagner family handed over the Festspielhaus and the Richard Wagner Archive to the Foundation and donated Wagner's villa Wahnfried to the town of Bayreuth. In 1976 the National Archive of the Richard Wagner Foundation (formerly known as the Richard Wagner Family Archive or
Bavarian Political Police rivals, with Hermann Göring controlling the Prussian version and Heinrich Himmler the Bavarian unit. On 9 March 1933, Adolf Wagner, acting Bavarian minister of the interior, under Reich Governor of Bavaria Franz Ritter von Epp, appointed Himmler chief of the Munich Metropolitan Police. After the appointment became official by 1 April 1933, Himmler was given overall command of the BPP, with the title of ""Politischer Polizeikommandeur Bayern". Himmler was now subordinate, if only nominally, under Wagner and had command over all political police in the state. Himmler then appointed his second in command, Reinhard Heydrich as chief of Department IV,