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After the early death of his father, Ludwig I, a conflict over his tutelage arose. In the end, the count of Württemberg-Stuttgart, his uncle Ulrich V, won influence. Finally Ludwig II was declared full of age and took responsibility for the government at the age of 14. Due to his ill health, he died prematurely in 1457 at the age of 18. [1] [2]
Films about Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886, reigned 1864-1886). Pages in category "Films about Ludwig II of Bavaria" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Ludwig II (German: Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs) is a 1955 West German historical drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring O.W. Fischer, Ruth Leuwerik and Marianne Koch. [1] It is based on the life of the nineteenth century ruler Ludwig II of Bavaria. [2] [3] It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. [4]
Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (left) with his parents and his younger brother, Prince Otto, 1860. Born at Nymphenburg Palace, [5] which is located in what is today part of central Munich, he was the elder son of Maximilian II of Bavaria and Marie of Prussia, Crown Prince and Princess of Bavaria, who became King and Queen in 1848 after the abdication of the former's father, Ludwig I, during ...
His early years were partly spent at the court of his grandfather, Charlemagne, whose special affection he is said to have won.When the emperor Louis the Pious divided his dominions between his sons in 817, Louis was made the ruler of the Duchy of Bavaria, [7] following the practice of emperor Charlemagne of bestowing a local kingdom to a close family member who then would serve as his ...
Following the defeat of the German Empire in World War I, his father formally abdicated on 14 November 1918 and the monarchy was abolished. After the abolition of the monarchy, in 1919 the family went at the invitation of Queen Alexandrine , consort of Christian X of Denmark and sister of the Grand Duke, into exile in Denmark , where they lived ...
Arms of the House of Wittelsbach (14th-century). Arms of Louis IV as Holy Roman Emperor. Louis IV (German: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian (Ludwig der Bayer, Latin: Ludovicus Bavarus), was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328 until his death in 1347.
Ludwig I or Louis I (German: Ludwig I.; 25 August 1786 – 29 February 1868) was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was crown prince, he was involved in the Napoleonic Wars. As king, he encouraged Bavaria's industrialization, initiating the Ludwig Canal between the rivers Main and the Danube.