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Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; 7 January 1845 – 18 October 1921) was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. Initially, he served in the Bavarian military as a lieutenant and went on to hold the rank of Oberleutnant during the Austro-Prussian War .
Mar 22, 2024 · Louis III (born Jan. 7, 1845, Munich [Germany]—died Oct. 18, 1921, Sárvár, Hung.) was the last king of Bavaria, from 1913 to 1918, when the revolution of November 7–8 brought the rule of the Wittelsbach dynasty to an end.
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Louis the Younger (830/835 – 20 January 882), sometimes called Louis the Saxon or Louis III, was the second eldest of the three sons of Louis the German and Hemma. He succeeded his father as the King of Eastern Francia on 28 August 876 and his elder brother Carloman as King of Bavaria from 879 to 882.
Aug 8, 2016 · Louis III, 1845–1921, last king of Bavaria (1913–18). He succeeded (1912) his father, Luitpold , as regent for the insane Otto I but proclaimed himself king in 1913. He was overthrown in the Bavarian revolution of Nov., 1918.
Despite his government duties, he lived in his own dream world: the reclusive King Ludwig II lived to be only 41, but left behind four fantastic buildings in Bavaria. A tour of the world-famous castles of Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee, Linderhof and the Schachenhaus at 1866 meters above sea level. Table of contents. 1. Neuschwanstein Castle.
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However, the World War soon cast a dark shadow over his reign. To put it pointedly, in the end, the man who had presented himself as a contemporary agrarian ruler failed to satiate his people. From 1913 to 1918, Ludwig III was the last reigning Bavarian king. However, there were officially two Bavarian kings from 1913 to 1916.
This palace was conceived as a Bavarian Versailles in honour of Louis XIV of France. Although when Ludwig II died in 1886 building was still in progress, the costs of this huge complex were already higher than those of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof put together. The State Bedroom with its 3 x 2.60-metre bed was even more luxurious than its ...
