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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 ...
In February 1868, Ludwig's grandfather, King Ludwig I, died, freeing the considerable sums that were previously spent on the abdicated King's appanage. [ 8 ] [ nb 4 ] This allowed Ludwig II to start the architectural project of building a private refuge in the familiar landscape far from the capital Munich , so that he could live out his idea ...
Falkenstein Castle or Castrum Pfronten is the ruin of a castle in the Bavarian Alps, near Pfronten, Germany. At 1,277 metres (4,190 ft) above sea level, it is Germany's highest castle. [1] King Ludwig II of Bavaria purchased the ruin in 1883 and planned to construct a fairy tale castle, but the plans were abandoned upon his death in 1886.
The island, formerly the site of an Augustinian monastery, was purchased by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1873. The king had the premises converted into a residence, known as the Old Palace (Altes Schloss). From 1878 onwards, he had the New Herrenchiemsee Palace (Neues Schloss) erected, based on the model of Versailles. It was the largest, but ...
The King's House on Schachen (German: Königshaus am Schachen) is a small villa (Schlösschen) at Schachen, Wetterstein Formation, about 10 km south of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, built by Ludwig II of Bavaria. The house was constructed between 1869 and 1872.
It was built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, and was the childhood residence of his son, King Ludwig II of Bavaria. It is located in the German village of Hohenschwangau near the town of Füssen , part of the county of Ostallgäu in southwestern Bavaria , Germany, very close to the border with Austria .
Berg Palace (German: Schloss Berg) is a manor house situated on the east bank of Lake Starnberg in the village of Berg in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The site became widely known as the last residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and location of his disputed death.
Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886), sometimes known as "Mad King Ludwig" and in German as the Märchenkönig (Fairy-tale King), was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death; Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845–1921) was the last King of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918