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Ludwig I or Louis I ( German: Ludwig I.; 25 August 1786 – 29 February 1868) was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was crown prince, he was involved in the Napoleonic Wars. As king, he encouraged Bavaria's industrialization, initiating the Ludwig Canal between the rivers Main and the Danube.
Ludwig I was a great art-lover, and much like his grandson Ludwig II, he would leave an impressive architectural legacy behind. He was on a quest to turn Mun...
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Other articles where Ludwig I is discussed: Main-Danube Canal: In 1837, under Ludwig I of Bavaria, work began on a canal between Bamberg and Kelheim, following much the same route as the modern canal. The Ludwig Canal remained in use until World War II, but it was never able to compete with the railways. In 1921 the…
Louis I ( German: Ludwig; 23 December 1173 – 15 September 1231), called the Kelheimer or of Kelheim, since he was born and died at Kelheim, [1] was the Duke of Bavaria from 1183 and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1214. He was the only surviving son of Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (the first duke from the House of Wittelsbach) by his wife Agnes ...
Share. Of all Bavaria’s former Monarchs, it was Ludwig I and his architectural finesse that came to dominate Munich's cityscape above all others. His vision – to impress people both in Bavaria and beyond with numerous new buildings in the style of antiquity – blossomed magnificently. Many people associate the state’s capital with the ...
Nov 24, 2022 · Bavaria had been in the red for centuries, which Ludwig was able to clean up. To this end, he saved a great deal on the military, but also achieved the introduction first of the South German Customs Union and later of the German Customs Union. Ludwig was also responsible for the Ludwig-Danube-Main-Canal and the first German railroad. Both ...
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Ludwig I or Louis I (born 25 August 1786 – died 29 February 1868) was the King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions. He was born in the Hôtel des Deux-Ponts in Strasbourg , his father Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria was an officer in the French army at Strasbourg .
