Ludwig I of Bavaria

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Ludwig I of Bavaria was a 19th-century King of Bavaria known for his patronage of the arts, grand neoclassical building projects in Munich, and his tumultuous reign marked by political unrest and eventual abdication.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Bavaria
human
monarch
patron of the arts
architecturalPatronage Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Befreiungshalle near Kelheim
Feldherrnhalle, Munich
Glyptothek, Munich
Ludwigstraße, Munich
Walhalla memorial near Regensburg
birthDate 1786-08-25
birthPlace Alsace
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Strasbourg
causeOfPoliticalCrisis relationship with Lola Montez
child Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Maximilian II of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Otto of Greece NERFINISHED
Prince Adalbert of Bavaria NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
dateOfMarriage 1810-10-12
deathDate 1868-02-29
deathPlace Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
Nice
dynasty Wittelsbach dynasty NERFINISHED
education University of Landshut NERFINISHED
father Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria NERFINISHED
founded Oktoberfest tradition as royal wedding celebration
fullName Ludwig Karl August NERFINISHED
givenName Ludwig NERFINISHED
knownFor abdication during the Revolutions of 1848
neoclassical building projects in Munich
patronage of the arts
support for Greek independence
languageSpoken German
lover Lola Montez
mother Auguste Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Theatinerkirche, Munich
politicalEvent Revolutions of 1848
positionHeld King of Bavaria NERFINISHED
predecessor Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria NERFINISHED
reasonForAbdication political unrest in 1848
reignEnd 1848-03-20
reignStart 1825-10-13
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Munich
Munich Residenz
spouse Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
successor Maximilian II of Bavaria NERFINISHED

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Otto of Greece
father
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ("King Ludwig I of Bavaria")
namedAfter
Kingdom of Bavaria
notableMonarch
Nymphenburg Palace ("King Ludwig I of Bavaria")
notableResident
House of Wittelsbach ("King Ludwig I of Bavaria")
producedOfficeHolder

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