Ludwig II - König von Bayern
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Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886), also called the Swan King or the Fairy Tale King (der Märchenkönig), was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886.
‘Mad’ King Ludwig II of Bavaria is an alluring and enigmatic figure. This crazed king was responsible for building some of the most impressive castles in Europe. The reason that the ‘Fairytale King’ is so interesting is as he’s surrounded in real mystery.
Jul 25, 2022 · Ludwig II of Bavaria lived a fairy-tale life of castles, culture and beauty. Meanwhile his kingdom fell apart. Was he truly insane, or just inconvenient?
Ludwig II increasingly identified himself with Parzival, the legendary medieval figure who became Grail King through his purity and faith and thereby redeemed his sinladen uncle. The inner battle for freedom from sin and purity is distressingly evident in the diaries of the extremely pious king.
Ludwig II (Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm) has become one of the most legendary figures in Bavarian and German history, a history full of legendary figures. 1865: Ludwig II of Bavaria in coronation regalia. From a painting by Ferdinand von Piloty. Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich.
King Ludwig II of Bavaria, also known as the Fairytale King, was famous for his eccentricity. He lived and worked at night, and slept during the day, his daydreams giving rise to elaborate palaces and innovative devices that were both visionary and at the cutting-edge of 19th-century technology.
12 June: Ludwig II is arrested in Neuschwanstein Castle and interned in Berg Palace. 13 June: The king dies in Lake Starnberg, together with the psychiatrist Dr von Gudden. His body lies in state in Berg Palace and the Hofkapelle (Court Chapel) of the Munich Residenz.
