LOUIS II, King of Bavaria

1845–86, king of Bavaria (1864–86), son and successor of King Maximilian II. Much was hoped from the handsome, talented, and liberal young prince at his accession, but his prodigality and eccentricity soon alienated his subjects. Louis was the patron and friend of Richard Wagner, who for many years exerted a strong influence over him. Louis aided Austria in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) but sided with Prussia against France in 1870, and in 1871 reluctantly joined the newly created German Empire. In 1886 his insanity necessitated his confinement at his château on Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, where he drowned himself. His brother, Otto I, who was insane, succeeded him under the regency of an uncle, Luitpold.

See biographies by W. Richter (1939, tr. 1954), D. Chapman-Huston (1955), and W. Blunt (1970).

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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain - Vol. 2
Book by William H. Prescott; Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1855
Subjects: Philip--Ii--King Of Spain--1527-1598, Spain--History--Philip Ii, 1556-1598
...II ., tom. II. p. 404. them of their oaths to the king, they boldly...Brederode and Louis of Nassau...believe that Louis did not act by the advice of his brother...deOrange-Nassau , tom. II. pp. 100...of "their king and country...with Count Louis and Brederode...tom. II. p. 171...prolonged silence of the king, and they...
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History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Book by William H. Prescott, John Foster Kirk; J. B. Lippincott, 1891
Subjects: Philip--Ii--King Of Spain--1527-1598
...The King resolves to send Alva...Composition of his Army 304...CHAPTER II...Count Louis at Heyligerlee 338...
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The Works of Voltaire: A Contemporary Version [Ancient and Modern History, V. II: Louis of Bavaria, 1315 to Ferdinand II, 1631] - Vol. 32
Book by John Morley, William F. Fleming, Voltaire; E. R. DuMont, 1901
...II, 1631 IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II LIST OF PLATES VOL. XXXII...THE TIME OF CHARLEMAGNE. LOUIS V. OR LOUIS OF BAVARIA. THIRTY-SECOND EMPEROR. 1315...Ghibellines. The Guelphs, with Robert, king of Naples, at their head, adhere...
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Stupor Mundi: The Life & Times of Frederick II, Emperor of the Romans, King of Sicily and Jerusalem, 1194-1250
Book by Lionel Allshorn; Martin Secker, 1912
Subjects: Church And State, Frederick--Ii--Holy Roman Emperor--1194-1250, Holy Roman Empire--History--Frederick Ii, 1215-1250
...together. The Archbishop of Mayence, the Prelates of Magdeburg and Treves, the King of Bohemia, the Landgrave of Thuringia, and the Dukes of Austria and Bavaria, all these high dignitaries assembled at Nuremburg in the October of 1211...
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John, King of England
Book by John T. Appleby; Alfred A. Knopf, 1959
Subjects: John--King Of England--1167-1216
...to find him. After passing through Ger. many in their search, the abbots found their King in Bavaria, at a town where he had been brought for the purpose of holding a conference with the Emperor on Palm Sunday. They reported to Richard on the...
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Possessing the Sacred: Monarchy and Identity in Philip II's Relic Collection at the Escorial
Journal article by Guy Lazure; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 60, 2007
Subjects: Kings and rulers--History, Kings--History, Philip II, King of Spain--History, Spanish monarchy--History
...construction of his monarchy, the king strove to achieve the spiritual unification of Spain through the systematic...relocation of Spanish saints, Philip II also used history to attempt...sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Bavaria, relics were primarily used as...
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Archduke Otto Von Habsburg and American Hungarian Emigres during and after World War II
Journal article by Steven Bela Vardy; East European Quarterly, Vol. 36, 2002
Subjects: Austria--History, Empires, Habsburg, Otto von--Criticism and interpretation, Hungarian history, Hungarians--History, Hungary--History, Immigrants--History
...Archduke Charles Louis, to Portugal to aid...Professor C. A. Macartney of Britain in his History...Czechoslovakia--as well as of Bavaria, and perhaps of Poland...the vicinity of the Bavarian city of Passau. We received...shouted: "Long live the King!" I recall that Otto...
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Against Forgetting: Memory, History, Vatican II
Journal article by Stephen Schloesser; Theological Studies, Vol. 67, 2006
Subjects: Catholic Church--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Catholic Church--History, Catholic Church--Political activity, Catholics--Political activity, Catholics--Political aspects, Roman Catholics--Political activity, Roman Catholics--Political aspects, Second Vatican Council, 1962-1965--History
...of Vatican II 357-65. (64...XI, "An Act of Dedication...Christ the King; in The Raccolta...Vatican Council II 464. (92...Secularization of the European...94) Ursula King, Spirit of...of Vatican II 1:167-356...in History of Vatican H...86. (l01) King, Spirit of...105) Julien-Louis Geoffroy...
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Seeing the Shroud: Guarini's Reliquary Chapel in Turin and the Ostension of a Dynastic Relic
Journal article by John Beldon Scott; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 77, 1995
Subjects: Architecture, Art history, Church buildings, Exhibits, Guarini, Guarino (1624-83), Historic artifacts
...the relic to the new shrine (1694), for the visit of the elector of Bavaria (1736), during the sojourn of Emperor Joseph II (1769), and to celebrate Carlo Felices inauguration as king of Sardinia (1822).(81) These instances were events of enormous importance...
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Fount of Mercy, City of Blood: Cultic Anti-judaism and the Pulkau Passion Altarpiece
Journal article by Mitchell B. Merback; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 87, 2005
Subjects: Art, Christianity, Communion, Culture, Jews, Judaism, Memorials & monuments, Religious cults, Violence
...and wells were plentiful in Catholic Bavaria in the early modern period, and a portion of these date to the Middle Ages.203...Westphalia) and the late medieval Church of the Holy Savior in Passau (Lower Bavaria) (Fig. 33). At these places architecture...
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Royal Peculiar: the Music and Patronage of Philippe of Orléans, Regent of France
Magazine article by Jean-Paul C. Montagnier; Musical Times, Vol. 148, Summer 2007
Subjects: Art, Castles & palaces, Education, Music, Musicians & conductors, Painting
...younger daughter of the King and Madame de Montespan. Then, at the end of 1693, he was abruptly...royal wedlock. Philippe II, therefore, had plenty...until, at the death of Louis XIV, he himself took in...Elisabeth-Charlotte of Bavaria (known as Madame), *my...
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The Other Joan of Arc: Beautiful, Clever and Determined, Yolande of Aragon Was at the Heart of the Diplomatic and Military Campaigns That United 15th-Century France. Margaret L. Kekewich Charts Her Career
Magazine article by Margaret L. Kekewich; History Today, Vol. 59, January 2009
Subjects: Military maneuvers--History, Military operations--History, Princesses--Appreciation, Princesses--History, Yolande of Aragon--Appreciation, Yolande of Aragon--History
...Queen of France, Isabeau of Bavaria, who took most decisions on behalf of her sick husband, agreed to...Marie, the eldest daughter of Louis II and Yolande. Charles had been...The accession of the vigorous king Henry V in England led to the...
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Charlemagne in Italy
Magazine article by Ross Balzaretti; History Today, Vol. 46, February 1996
Subjects: Charlemagne--Conduct of life, Italy--History, Kings and rulers--Conduct of life, Lombardy, Italy--History
...appears in the Lives of Stephen II (752757), Stephen III (768-772...and Leo III (797-816). In all of these Charles responds to frequent...devoutness (as the Christian king in Hadrians Life). The account...afterwards he became lord of Bavaria and over innumerable nations...
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Napoleon Invades America
Magazine article by Bernard Chevallier; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 122, July 1993
Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French--Exhibitions, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1814--Exhibitions
...Austrian Emperor Francis II on Feb. 9, 1801, and the Treaty of Amiens with London on...prince. The fact that Louis de Bourbon-Conde, Duke...Napoleon crowned himself King of Italy, placing the...army that had invaded Bavaria. On Dec. 2, 1805, he...
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Napoleon the Kingmaker
Magazine article by Philip Mansel; History Today, Vol. 48, March 1998
Subjects: Europe--History, Monarchy--France, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French--Evaluation
...Meanwhile, King Louis-Napoleon introduced...a chamberlain of Napoleon. In...could become King of Italy. The...the rulers of Bavaria, Wurttemberg...money, asylum for Louis XVIII after 1807...both Catherine II and Paul I, Tsar...the sole object of the restoration of the King of France, in...
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The Town Where I Saw Jesus. Driving a VW! Muriel Bolger Drops in on Rehearsals for the Epic Event That Brings the Son of God to Bavaria Every 10 Years, and Has Local Barbers Running for the Hills
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 11, 2009
Subjects: Automobile industry, Jesus Christ, Volkswagen AG
...Sachertorte and Apfelstrudel.There are great mountain treks - and the magical castles of King Ludwig II at hand too. Ludwig fancied himself as Bavarias Louis XIV, and amused himself by building stunningly detailed palaces. At his hunting lodge...
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Your Cabbage Patch Could Take over the Planet; from Illegal Moose-Watching to Battleship Swallowing, It's an Odd Old World out There. LISA BURROW Treats You to a Round-Up of Barmy People, Bizarre Coincidences, Batty Animals and Mind-Boggling Facts
Newspaper article by Lisa Burrow; The People (London, England), July 19, 1998
...lavatory in Devon are both Grade II listed buildings. KING Charles VI of France thought he was made of...bought one of his paintings. LOUIS XIV hated washing and took only...snooze. PRINCESS Alexandra of Bavaria remained convinced throughout...
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ANASTASIA VINDICATED? Recent DNAtests Proved the Woman Who Claimed to Be theTsar's Daughter - Sole Survivor of the Bolshevik Massacre - Was a fraud.Or Did They
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 24, 2007
...later buried in the churchyard at Castle Seeon in Bavaria. Ten years after her death, as part of a TV documentary, forensic pathologist Professor...is now under scrutiny. Romanov historian Greg King says that changes in techniques mean that the...
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Works Lost, Not Forgotten; 'Missing Masterpieces' Tells Stories of 24 of Them
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 2, 2003
...Holbein, Titian, Jacques-Louis David, Michelangelo, Poussin...subsequently lost because of theft or accidental mis-attribution...well short of World War II, the most important period...quality is concerned. King Charles collection, you...his mountain retreat in Bavaria. There was a joint-venture...


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Louis II , King of Bavaria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LOUIS II , king of Bavaria 1845 86, king of Bavaria (1864 86), son and successor of King Maximilian II. Much was hoped from the...alienated his subjects. Louis was the patron and friend...
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Maximilian II , 1811–64, King of Bavaria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MAXIMILIAN II , 1811 64, king of Bavaria 1811 64, king...and successor of Louis I . He had liberal...to create a union of small German states under Bavarian leadership as a...do so. His son, Louis II, succeeded him...
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Otto I , King of Bavaria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Bavaria 1848 1916, king of Bavaria (1886 1913). Although incurably...he succeeded his brother King Louis II under the regency of his...Otto was deposed by an act of parliament, and the regent became king as Louis III...
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Carloman , D. 880, King of Bavaria, Carinthia, Pannonia, and Moravia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and Moravia kar loman , d. 880, king of Bavaria, Carinthia, Pannonia, and Moravia (876 80) and of Italy (877 80), son of Louis the German and father of Arnulf...imperial crown by his uncle, Charles II (Charles the Bald). In 879 he was...
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Elizabeth Charlotte of Bavaria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE OF BAVARIA 1652 1722, German princess...as Charlotte Elizabeth; wife of Philippe I d Orleans , brother of King Louis XIV. She abjured the Protestant...Leibniz and mother of Philippe II dOrleans, regent to King Louis...
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