Swan King

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Swan King is the romantic nickname of Ludwig II of Bavaria, the 19th-century monarch famed for his fairy-tale castles and patronage of composer Richard Wagner.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Bavaria
human
monarch
nickname
alsoKnownAs Swan King of Bavaria
architecturalStylePreferred historicist architecture
romantic medieval revival
associatedWith Bavarian Alps
Hohenschwangau
birthDate 1845-08-25
birthPlace Munich
Nymphenburg Palace
burialPlace St. Michael's Church, Munich
causeOfDeath drowning (disputed circumstances)
countryOfCitizenship German Confederation
Kingdom of Bavaria
deathDate 1886-06-13
deathPlace Lake Starnberg
endTime 1886
era 19th century
father Maximilian II of Bavaria
knownFor Herrenchiemsee Palace
Linderhof Palace
Neuschwanstein Castle
fairy-tale castles
patronage of Richard Wagner
romantic architecture projects
languageSpoken German
monarchOf Kingdom of Bavaria
mother Princess Marie of Prussia
movement Romanticism
nickname Fairy Tale King
Swan King
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableWork construction of Herrenchiemsee Palace
construction of Linderhof Palace
construction of Neuschwanstein Castle
patronOf Richard Wagner
positionHeld King of Bavaria
predecessor Maximilian II of Bavaria
refersTo Ludwig II of Bavaria
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Herrenchiemsee Palace
Hohenschwangau Castle
Linderhof Palace
Neuschwanstein Castle
sibling Otto of Bavaria
startTime 1864
successor Otto of Bavaria

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Ludwig II of Bavaria nickname Swan King
Ludwig II of Bavaria nickname Swan King
subject linked to: Swan King