There is no sovereign state in the world that has handed down to posterity A sufficient amount of castles which still arouse bewilderment and wonder.
Ludwig was born August 25, 1845 in Nymphenburg
by Monaco as the eldest son of Crown Prince Maximilian, son of Ludwig I of Bavaria, and his cosorte the Princess Marie of Prussia.
On 10 March 1864 Maximilian II died unexpectedly after a brief illness, and our prince ascends the throne with the name of Ludwig II of Bavaria.
That same year, May 4, is the first meeting with Richar Wagner, at his residence in Monaco. This episode strongly characterized the years to come the two famous people. Wagner came from a series of financial collapse when, on May 3, Secretary of the King of Bavaria showed up asking to speak with Wagner. These, believing wanted by the police, did not answer at home. The next morning, the mysterious character in composer reached the hotel, which gave him a ring and a photo of the young king. The spark was struck: Ludwig, madly in love, calling him to court. The great works of Wagner will inspire the creation of sovereign in all his castles and residences.
On January 22, 1867 Ludwig became engaged to Princess Sophie, Duchess of Bavaria, sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sissi), but few months later, announced the dissolution.
In 1868, he began designing the first floors of the castle of Neuschwanstein
a castle and depicting Versailles.
The following year work began on construction of Neuschwanstein Castle and the Royal House of Alpe Schachen, near Garmisch,
and end ones in the apartment Real estate in Monaco.
In 1872, the king built the scene of Richard Wagner in Bayreuth.
The following year bought the island of Herrenchiemsee.
In the period 1874/75 takes a few trips to France in Paris, Versailles, Fontainebleau and Reims, the coronation place of French kings. On these occasions Ludwig ages in the idea of \u200b\u200bthe final construction of the palace of Herrenchiemsee on which work began in 1878.
In the same year end the work of the charm Linderhof Castle.
died in Venice in 1883 his friend Richard Wagner.
In 1884 part of the design of yet another castle on Falkennstein (Sasso del Falco) nell'Algovia.
At this point it was clear his willingness to pursue their dreams more than reality, reinforced by the disastrous errors of government actions during the events that led to the unification of Germany, Bavaria, and that paved the way for the advance of Prussia.
In 1886, the Government of Bavaria, deeply concerned for the negligence that King Ludwig showed for state affairs, to the squandering of material resources and the eccentric behavior, he decided to act. On June 9, a medical report said the king insane. The next day, Prince Luitpold of Bavaria assumed the regency. On June 12, Ludwig II is overwhelmed at Neuschwanstein and interned at the castle of Berg. The next day the King was found drowned in Lake Starnber together with the psychiatrist Bernhard von Gudden. To date, the reasons for his death remain a mystery.
What remains of his dreams dots, like a handful of diamonds on a billiard table, Bavaria and form one of the paths of tourism and culture most popular of all the old Europe.
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