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5 days ago · Hello and welcome to the History of the Germans: Episode 149 – The Real Ludwig of Bavaria, part of Season 8 – From the Interregnum to Golden Bull. A few months after emperor Henry VII had died in the Tuscan village of Buonconvento and before a successor had been elected, a young man, Ludwig, second son of the duke of Upper Bavaria made his ...
9 hours ago · The palace was designed by Bavarian architect Friedrich von Gärtner for King Otto of Greece with funds donated by Otto’s father, King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The specific location was chosen because the site was the highest point in central Athens, offering not only the view of Acropolis and the Parthenon but also a view of the sea, the Saronic ...
4 days ago · The pivotal moment in the brief history of the Bavarian Soviet Republic occurred on April 18, 1919. Nearly 8,000 soldiers were dispatched to Munich by the Berlin Reich government and Hoffman’s People’s State of Bavaria in Bamberg to crush communism. Leviné managed to gather up to 10,000 soldiers.
1 day ago · This magnificent structure, the smallest of King Ludwig II‘s three palaces, stands as a testament to the monarch‘s grand vision and his love for the ornate Rococo style. As the only palace completed during Ludwig‘s lifetime, Linderhof holds a special place in the history of Bavaria and continues to captivate visitors from around the world.
9 hours ago · Born Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert in 1821, Lola Montez was an Irish dancer and actress who became the courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. He made her Countess of Landsfeld ...
2 days ago · A body lies at the bottom of a body of water, poised as if attempting one final Canova pose. Two mildly anthropomorphic fish observe him, pondering—both laconically and rhythmically—whether they behold a corpse or a dreaming being. These are the remains of Ludwig II—King of Bavaria for twenty years at the end of the 19th … Julian Irlinger “Ludwig” at Damien & The Love Guru, Zurich ...
6 days ago · In 1854, he married his cousin Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, with whom he had four children: Sophie, Gisela, Rudolf, and Marie Valerie. Largely considered to be a reactionary , Franz Joseph spent his early reign resisting constitutionalism in his domains.
