Louis II of Lower Bavaria

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Monarch
gptkbp:artwork Supported composers and artists
gptkbp:birthDate August 25, 1845
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nymphenburg_Palace
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Michael's_Church,_Munich
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Influenced architecture
Inspired_Richard_Wagner
gptkbp:deathDate June 13, 1886
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lake_Starnberg
gptkbp:discontinued Mysterious circumstances
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Neuschwanstein_Castle
gptkb:Linderhof_Palace
gptkb:Herrenchiemsee_Palace
gptkbp:famousQuote "I live in a world of my own."
"I want to be a king of the fairies."
"I am a king, but I am also a man."
"I am not mad, I am a dreamer."
"I am the king of my dreams."
gptkbp:father gptkb:Maximilian_II_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:healthcare Struggled with mental illness
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of romanticism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Louis II of Lower Bavaria
gptkbp:influence Cultural_revival_in_Bavaria
gptkbp:knownFor Fairy tale castles
Patron_of_the_arts
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:legacy Cultural icon
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Marie_of_Prussia
gptkbp:nickname The Swan King
gptkbp:politicalPosition Autocratic ruler
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Maximilian_II_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:reign 1864
1886
22 years
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Richard_Wagner
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Otto_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Bavaria