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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. He entered politics at the age of 18 becoming a member of ...
In 1850 Maximilian II (reigned 1848–64) brought Bavaria into an alliance with Saxony, Hanover, and Württemberg in accordance with the aim of establishing the medium-sized states in Germany—of which Bavaria was the largest—as a third force to counter the preponderance of Austria and Prussia. Bavaria subsequently tended to support Austria ...
Maximilian II reigned as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864.
Nov 15, 2021 · Maximilian II. By Hanfstaengl, Franz – ImageZeno.org, ID number 20001874144, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons King Ludwig II, who reigned from 1864 to 1886, is widely known as the Swan King, and ...
The state portrait of King Maximilian II (1811-1864, ruled from 1848) by Max Hailer (1818-1854) shows the king in coronation robes standing in front of the throne, similar to the portrait of his father. His right hand is resting on his coronation oath, which protrudes unrolled over the edge of the table.
Jan 23, 2023 · Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria and his son Joseph Ferdinand at the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels (Mathijs Schoevaerdts, 1698).png 1,636 × 1,279; 3.67 MB Maximilian II Emanuel on horse.jpg 417 × 514; 105 KB
The form Duke in Bavaria was selected because in 1506 primogeniture had been established in the House of Wittelsbach resulting in there being only one reigning Duke of Bavaria at any given time. Maximillian Joseph assumed the title of king as Maximilian I Joseph on 1 January 1806.
