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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.
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 ...
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
In 1821, 19-year-old Marianna met Crown Prince Ludwig, later King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Their relationship spanned decades. Ludwig visited her many times in Italy, sometimes for weeks. They also met often in Germany. Over a period of 47 years, until Ludwig's death, she wrote over 2,000 letters to him; he in turn wrote her around 3,000 letters.
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 ...
Between 1849 and 1851 King Maximilian II instructed the architect Eduard Riedel to redesign the site in Neo-Gothic style, with added crenellations and four towers, for which the king bought additional land. Maximilian's son Ludwig II of Bavaria had a fifth tower constructed, which he called Isolde. In 1853 Maximilian had a small private harbour ...
Ludwig II King of Bavaria r. 1864–1886 "the Swan King" or "der Märchenkönig" (1845-1886) Otto I (VIII) King of Bavaria r. 1886–1913 deposed (1848–1916) Ludwig III Prince Regent, r. 1912–1913 King of Bavaria r. 1913–1918 abd. in pretence 1918–1921 (1845–1921) Maria Theresa of Austria-Este 1849–1919: Leopold, Fld. Mar. (1846 ...
Louis I (German: Ludwig; 23 December 1173 – 15 September 1231), called the Kelheimer or of Kelheim, since he was born and died at Kelheim, [1] was the Duke of Bavaria from 1183 and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1214.