Ludwig II of Bavaria

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King of Bavaria Wittelsbach dynasty member human king monarch

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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ludwig II of Bavaria canonical 24
King Ludwig II of Bavaria 15
Ludwig II 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Bavaria ⓘ
Wittelsbach dynasty member ⓘ
human ⓘ
king ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
architecturalStylePromoted Baroque Revival ⓘ
surface form: Baroque Revival architecture

Gothic Revival ⓘ
surface form: Gothic Revival architecture

Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form: Romanesque Revival architecture

historicist architecture ⓘ
birthDate 1845-08-25 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
Munich ⓘ
Nymphenburg Palace ⓘ
causeOfDeath drowning ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
deathDate 1886-06-13 ⓘ
deathPlace Berg Castle ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
Lake Starnberg ⓘ
endOfReign 1886-06-09 ⓘ
engagedTo Princess Sophie of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
engagementStatus engagement broken off ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
father Maximilian II of Bavaria ⓘ
fullName Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm ⓘ
givenName Ludwig ⓘ
influencedBy Richard Wagner ⓘ
knownFor construction of fairy-tale castles ⓘ
patronage of Richard Wagner ⓘ
romantic and eccentric lifestyle ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
mannerOfDeath mysterious circumstances ⓘ
mother Marie of Prussia ⓘ
neverMarried true ⓘ
nickname Ludwig II of Bavaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mad King Ludwig

Swan King ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
notableEvent deposition on grounds of alleged mental incapacity in 1886 ⓘ
notableWork Herrenchiemsee Palace ⓘ
Linderhof Palace ⓘ
Neuschwanstein Castle ⓘ
occupation monarch ⓘ
patronOf Richard Wagner ⓘ
placeOfBurial Munich ⓘ
Theatinerkirche ⓘ
politicalEntityRuled Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
positionHeld King of Bavaria ⓘ
predecessor Maximilian II of Bavaria ⓘ
regnalName Ludwig II of Bavaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ludwig II
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Herrenchiemsee Palace ⓘ
Hohenschwangau Castle ⓘ
Linderhof Palace ⓘ
Neuschwanstein Castle ⓘ
sibling Otto of Bavaria ⓘ
startOfReign 1864-03-10 ⓘ
successor Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria ⓘ
Otto of Bavaria ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria → regencyFor → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Technical University of Munich → foundedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Nymphenburg Palace → notableResident → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria → notableMonarch → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Neuschwanstein Castle → commissionedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Neuschwanstein Castle → builtFor → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Hohenschwangau Castle → usedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Hohenschwangau Castle → childhoodResidenceOf → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Starnberger See → deathPlaceOf → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Ludwig → notableBearer → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
House of Wittelsbach → producedOfficeHolder → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
House of Wittelsbach → notableMember → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Ludwig II of Bavaria → regnalName → Ludwig II of Bavaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ludwig II
Ludwig II of Bavaria → nickname → Ludwig II of Bavaria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mad King Ludwig
Otto of Bavaria → sibling → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Otto of Bavaria → predecessor → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Maximilian II of Bavaria → successor → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Maximilian II of Bavaria → child → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Maximilian II of Bavaria → notableRelative → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Tristan und Isolde → commissionedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Anif Palace → usedInFilm → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ludwig II (1972 film)
“New Swan Stone” → associatedWith → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
subject surface form: New Swan Stone
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
“New Swan Stone” → refersToMonarch → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
subject surface form: New Swan Stone
Schwanstein Castle → associatedWith → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Votivkapelle in Berg → dedicatedTo → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Herrenchiemsee Palace → commissionedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Herrenchiemsee Palace → builder → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Christian Jank → workedFor → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Christian Jank → employer → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Der Ring des Nibelungen → commissionedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Das Rheingold → commissionedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Linderhof Palace → builder → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Linderhof Palace → patron → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg → commissionedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Die Walküre → commissionedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Roseninsel → usedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
King of Bavaria → hasMonarch → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
St. Michael's Church, Munich → burialSiteOf → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Marienbrücke (Queen Mary’s Bridge) → builtFor → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Marienbrücke (Queen Mary’s Bridge) → commissionedBy → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria
King Otto of Bavaria → sibling → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
King Otto of Bavaria → predecessor → Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ