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Ludwig the Geek, the high-tech king. 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.
Mad King Ludwig. Ludwig II is one of Bavaria's most famous historic figures: a dreamer who built some of the area's most iconic and extravagant castles. Discover why they called him the "Mad King"! Ludwig II was King of Bavaria between 1864 and 1886: while his reign did not see military success, he left behind an incredible architectural and ...
Ludwig II, Christian Jank. Neuschwanstein Castle ( German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, pronounced [ˈʃlɔs nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn]; Southern Bavarian: Schloss Neischwanstoa) is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany, near the border with Austria. It is located in the Swabia ...
25 August: Ludwig is born in Nymphenburg near Munich, the first son of the Crown Prince and Princess. 26 August: The child is baptised Ludwig at the wish of his grandfather King Ludwig I, whose godfather was Louis XVI of France. 1848. 20 March: King Ludwig I abdicates. The Crown Prince becomes Maximilian II, King of Bavaria. 1849 – 1863.
After Ludwig II’s death, all work stopped on here. The expenses, in excess of $250,000 in today’s figures brought royal finances to the verge of bankruptcy. Several weeks after Ludwig II’s death this palace was opened to the public. It was given to the State of Bavaria in 1923.
