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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 ...
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.
Louis XIV Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701 King of France (more...) Reign 14 May 1643 – 1 September 1715 Coronation 7 June 1654 Reims Cathedral Predecessor Louis XIII Successor Louis XV Regent Anne of Austria (1643–1651) Chief ministers See list Cardinal Mazarin (1643–1661) Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1661–1683) The Marquis of Louvois (1683–1691) Born (1638-09-05) 5 September 1638 ...
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]
For Ludwig, art is more important than daily bread. Maximilian II dies unexpectedly of erysipelas, so Ludwig, full of idealism, ascends the Bavarian throne at the age of 18. At a time when war and poverty are omnipresent, he believes in a better world and wants to use his power to ensure that his people can live in peace and happiness.
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 ...
Ludwig II (c. 1137–1181) was the count of Württemberg from 1158 to 1181. [1] [2] He was married to Willibirg (1142–1179), daughter of Hartmann III, Count of Kirchberg and had issue: Hartmann, Count of Württemberg; Ludwig III, Count of Württemberg
Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811–1864) Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886) Otto of Bavaria (1848–1916) Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (1813–1863), married Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (1806-1877) without issue; Prince Otto of Bavaria, later King of Greece, (1815–1867), married Princess Amalia of Oldenburg (1818–1875) without issue