Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm

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Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm, better known as Ludwig II of Bavaria, was the 19th-century Bavarian king famed for commissioning extravagant fairy-tale castles like Neuschwanstein and for his patronage of composer Richard Wagner.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
king
member of royalty
monarch of Bavaria
patron of the arts
alsoKnownAs Ludwig II
Ludwig II of Bavaria
birthDate 1845-08-25
birthName Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm
birthPlace Kingdom of Bavaria
Munich
Nymphenburg Palace
burialPlace St. Michael's Church, Munich
capitalDuringReign Munich
causeOfDeath drowning (disputed circumstances)
countryOfCitizenship German Confederation
Kingdom of Bavaria
deathDate 1886-06-13
deathPlace Bavaria
Lake Starnberg
era 19th century
father Maximilian II of Bavaria
givenName Ludwig
knownFor commissioning fairy-tale castles
extravagant architectural projects
patronage of Richard Wagner
romantic medievalism
monarchFrom Bavaria
mother Marie of Prussia
nativeLanguage German
nobleTitle King of Bavaria
Prince of Bavaria
notableWork Herrenchiemsee Palace
Hohenschwangau Castle (restoration and use)
Linderhof Palace
Neues Schloss Linderhof (Linderhof Castle)
linked to: Linderhof Palace

Neuschwanstein Castle
patronOf Bayreuth Festival
Richard Wagner
positionHeld King of Bavaria
predecessor Maximilian II of Bavaria
reignEnd 1886-06-13
reignStart 1864-03-10
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of Wittelsbach
sibling Otto of Bavaria
styleOfAddress His Majesty the King of Bavaria
successor Otto of Bavaria

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Ludwig II of Bavaria fullName Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm
Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm birthName Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm