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Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria was married in 1883 to his maternal first cousin, Infanta María de la Paz of Spain (1862–1946), the second-youngest daughter of his uncle King Francis and Queen Regnant Isabella II of Spain (reigned from 1833 up to 1868 when deposed, abdicated 1870 and died 1904) and the 845th Dame of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa. The wedding took place in Madrid ...
Mar 27, 2023 · March 27, 2023May 19, 2023 ~ Saad719. Details have been announced for the Wedding of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, future Head of the House of Wittelsbach, and Sophie-Alexandra Evekink at the Theatinerkirche (St. Kajetan) in Munich on May 20th, to be followed by a Reception at Schloss Nymphenburg. View this post on Instagram.
Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (left) with his parents and his younger brother, Prince Otto, in 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 ...
- Accession to The Throne, 1864
- The King and His Court
- Politics
- The Wars of German Unification 1866 and 1870/71
- Theatre and Music
- Richard Wagner
- Königstragödie (Royal Tragedy) 1886
- Myth
On 10 March 1864, King Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811-1864) died surprisingly after a short illness, probably a sepsis. Therefore, the eighteen-year-old Crown Prince Ludwig, who had just started his studies at Munich University, succeeded to the throne without being prepared for his new office. Bavaria received him with enthusiasm, nevertheless. Hi...
The attitude of Ludwig II towards his life as king was ambivalent. On the one hand, he was definitely appreciative of the display of splendour, which he enjoyed on diverse opportunities up to the 1870s; on the other hand, he thoroughly disliked the daily life at court as well as the members of the aristocracy with only a few exceptions. The digital...
The Bavarian Constitution assured the king of wide-ranging power even after the changes introduced in 1848. Therefore, the king had the right of independent appointment and dismissal of his ministers as well as of being heard in matters of government. For a dynamic ruler it would have been quite possible to dominate Bavarian politics. Ludwig II, ho...
In the context of the contrast between Prussia and Austria-Hungary, the kingdom of Bavaria ruled by King Maximilian tried to establish a "third Germany" of the southern and central German states under the auspices of Bavaria. At the death of Maximilian, this project had almost failed. Nonetheless, the young Ludwig II adhered to it, while Minister L...
No longer generally known is the great commitment of Ludwig II to the Hof- und Nationaltheater (Court and National Theatre) in Munich that was financed by the royal exchequer. During his entire reign, Ludwig took a very detailed interest in the repertoire and stage productions at "his" stages (in particular at today’s Staatsoper [State Opera], late...
One of the first official acts of the young king was to track down the revered composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and to bring him to Munich. For Wagner, who at the time was hiding from his creditors the encounter with Ludwig II became the turning point of his life. From now on, he was well provided for financially. The close relationship between ...
King Ludwig II had not appeared in public since the Königsmanöver (royal manoeuvre) in August 1875, but had retreated completely to his castles. Since his brother Otto (1848-1916) was considered "benighted", Ludwig’s royal representative duties were taken on entirely by diverse Wittelsbach princes, in particular by Prince Luitpold (1821-1912) and b...
Directly after the tragic death of Ludwig II a flood of writings, articles and books appeared with the aim to describe and interpret the events near Schloss Berg from the most diverse points of view. The devious behaviour of the Lutz government as well as the sudden take-over of the regency by Prince Luitpold (1821-1912) met with the disapproval of...
Oct 22, 2009 · October 22, 2009 at 10:28 am by MAfan. Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria was born 150 years ago, on 22 October 1859, in the Royal Palace in Madrid. He was the eldest son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828-1875) and his wife Princess Amalia, née Infanta of Spain (1834-1905); his paternal grandparents were King Ludwig I and Queen Therese of ...
May 21, 2023 · There was a royal wedding in Germany this weekend. Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, the 40-year-old great-great-grandson of the last Bavarian King, Ludwig III, wed Singapore-born Dutch-Canadian 32-year ...
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Born on August 25, 1845, in Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Ludwig was the eldest son of Maximilian II of Bavaria and Queen Marie of Prussia. From an early age, Ludwig was fascinated by art, architecture, and the romanticized medieval era, influenced by his grandfather, King Ludwig I, and the operas of Richard Wagner.
