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.


Statements (58)
Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Bavaria
Wittelsbach dynasty member
human
king
monarch
architecturalStylePromoted Baroque Revival architecture
Gothic Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival architecture NERFINISHED
historicist architecture
birthDate 1845-08-25
birthPlace Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Munich
Nymphenburg Palace
causeOfDeath drowning
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
deathDate 1886-06-13
deathPlace Berg Castle
Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Lake Starnberg
endOfReign 1886-06-09
engagedTo Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria NERFINISHED
engagementStatus engagement broken off
era 19th century
father Maximilian II of Bavaria
fullName Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm
givenName Ludwig NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
neverMarried true
nickname Mad King Ludwig
Swan King
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Bavaria NERFINISHED
predecessor Maximilian II of Bavaria NERFINISHED
regnalName Ludwig II
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Herrenchiemsee Palace
Hohenschwangau Castle
Linderhof Palace
Neuschwanstein Castle
sibling Otto of Bavaria NERFINISHED
startOfReign 1864-03-10
successor Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Otto of Bavaria NERFINISHED


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