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King of Bavaria: 20 March 1848: 10 March 1864: Wittelsbach: Son of Ludwig I: Ludwig II: King of Bavaria: 10 March 1864: 13 June 1886: Wittelsbach: Son of Maximilian II. Ludwig II was called the Märchenkönig (Fairy tale king). He grudgingly acceded to Bavaria becoming a component of the German Empire in 1871, was declared insane in 1886. Otto ...
When the German Empire was abolished in November 1918 after the end of World War I, the last king of Bavaria, Ludwig III, was deposed. Kings of Bavaria. Maximilian I Joseph 1805–1825. Ludwig I 1825–1848 (d. 1868) Maximilian II 1848–1864. Ludwig II 1864–1886. Otto 1886–1913 (d. 1916) Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, Regent 1886–1912.
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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.
- 5 November 1913 – 13 November 1918
- Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
- Monarchy abolished
- Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
Nov 15, 2021 · King Ludwig III was the last King of Bavaria; he reigned from 1913 to 1918. Ludwig declared Bavaria’s allegiance with Germany in the First World War, and by 1917, Germany had lost the war. In...
Mar 9, 2018 · The last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III, was forced to flee to Austria on November 7, 1918 to escape the revolution.
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. In 1868 he married Maria Theresa, daughter of the archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este.
From 1913 to 1918, Ludwig III was the last reigning Bavarian king. However, there were officially two Bavarian kings from 1913 to 1916. Why? Eckert: Ludwig III was ultimately the winner of a dynastic double crisis of the Wittelsbach dynasty. After the scandalous death of the newly incapacitated King Ludwig II, the crown passed to his younger ...
