Started work at Köthen court
· Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported · file Released from Weimar detention, Bach relocated to Köthen to serve Prince Leopold as Kapellmeister and director of chamber music. The source supports December 1717 but not a specific arrival day. Coordinates represent Köthen.