Ludwig II of Bavaria
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Ludwig II of Bavaria was the 19th-century King of Bavaria famed for his extravagant fairy-tale castles, including Neuschwanstein, and his patronage of composer Richard Wagner.
Aliases (3)
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
King of Bavaria
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Wittelsbach dynasty member → human → king → monarch → |
| architecturalStylePromoted |
Baroque Revival architecture
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Gothic Revival architecture → Romanesque Revival architecture NERFINISHED → historicist architecture → |
| birthDate |
1845-08-25
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| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Munich → Nymphenburg Palace → |
| causeOfDeath |
drowning
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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| deathDate |
1886-06-13
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| deathPlace |
Berg Castle
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Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED → Lake Starnberg → |
| endOfReign |
1886-06-09
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| engagedTo |
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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| engagementStatus |
engagement broken off
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| era |
19th century
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| father |
Maximilian II of Bavaria
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| fullName |
Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm
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| givenName |
Ludwig
NERFINISHED
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| influencedBy |
Richard Wagner
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| knownFor |
construction of fairy-tale castles
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patronage of Richard Wagner → romantic and eccentric lifestyle → |
| languageSpoken |
German
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| mannerOfDeath |
mysterious circumstances
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| mother |
Marie of Prussia
NERFINISHED
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| neverMarried |
true
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| nickname |
Mad King Ludwig
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Swan King → |
| nobleFamily |
House of Wittelsbach
NERFINISHED
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| notableEvent |
deposition on grounds of alleged mental incapacity in 1886
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| notableWork |
Herrenchiemsee Palace
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Linderhof Palace → Neuschwanstein Castle → |
| occupation |
monarch
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| patronOf |
Richard Wagner
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| placeOfBurial |
Munich
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Theatinerkirche → |
| politicalEntityRuled |
Kingdom of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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| positionHeld |
King of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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| predecessor |
Maximilian II of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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| regnalName |
Ludwig II
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| residence |
Herrenchiemsee Palace
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Hohenschwangau Castle → Linderhof Palace → Neuschwanstein Castle → |
| sibling |
Otto of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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| startOfReign |
1864-03-10
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| successor |
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Otto of Bavaria NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Neuschwanstein Castle
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builtFor |
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Hohenschwangau Castle
("King Ludwig II of Bavaria")
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childhoodResidenceOf |
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Neuschwanstein Castle
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commissionedBy |
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Starnberger See
("King Ludwig II of Bavaria")
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deathPlaceOf |
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Technical University of Munich
("King Ludwig II of Bavaria")
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foundedBy |
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Ludwig II of Bavaria
("Mad King Ludwig")
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nickname |
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Ludwig
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notableBearer |
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House of Wittelsbach
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notableMember |
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Kingdom of Bavaria
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notableMonarch |
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Nymphenburg Palace
("King Ludwig II of Bavaria")
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notableResident |
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House of Wittelsbach
("King Ludwig II of Bavaria")
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producedOfficeHolder |
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Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
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regencyFor |
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Ludwig II of Bavaria
("Ludwig II")
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regnalName |
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Hohenschwangau Castle
("King Ludwig II of Bavaria")
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usedBy |