In the last years of his life, Bavarian king Ludwig II (1845 – 1886) devotes himself to ambitious architectural projects, which strain the state coffers to the extreme. The monarch, who is ...

Info about the fairy tale king Ludwig II King Ludwig II ruled Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. He ascended the throne at the age of just 18 without any political experience. His main ...

From the London News. The death of the King of Bavaria resembles, in its suddenness and its cause, that of King FREDERICK VII. of Denmark, upon which it follows so closely. Among the secondary ...

Among them was the death of King Ludwig of Bavaria and his relationship with the Irish-born courtesan Eliza Gilbert, who became famous in three continents as "Spanish dancer" Lola Montez.