Biography of Ludwig 2

The eldest son of King Maximilian II. From G. was brought up with his younger brother Otto in the castle of Khoenshwangau. Since childhood, Louis was little interested in military affairs and exact sciences, preferring to study literature especially medieval legends and knightly poetry and art. According to contemporaries, Louis had a difficult relationship with Louis's father: Louis considered his closest person a cousin, the Austrian Empress Elizabeth Bavarian.

In the city, until the end of his life he did not marry and had no children, which contributed to the spread of rumors in the society of the homosexuality of Louis. He ascended the throne of March 10. From the first days of the reign of Louis II, he devoted himself to the cultural and creative life of Bavaria. Soon after the entry into the throne, he brought the composer R.

Wagner, with whose productions he was familiar with G. Wagner, who moved to Munich in Louis II was a passionate fan of Wagner's work, but did not share his anti -Semitic beliefs, which gradually led to the cooling of their relationship. However, Louis II continued to finance the composer's projects. In foreign policy, Louis II continued the course of his father, returning to the post of head of the Bavarian government of Baron L.

as the Austro-Prussian conflict was escalated, Louis II, experiencing anxiety before a possible war, sought to ensure Bavaria neutrality and persuade both sides to a peaceful resolution of the conflict. With the beginning of June 14, the Bavarian troops could not have a significant impact on the course of the war due to the poor organization of the army and the weak participation of Louis II in the administration of the country: after approving in May, after the battles under Kissingen on July 10 and Ittingen on July 25–26, Bavaria recognized the defeat and was forced to August 22, like the rest of the South German states, Bavaria concluded with Prussia with Prussia Defensive and navigation union.

One of the consequences of this defeat was the resignation of the cabinet von der Pordoten. In - gg. Louis II directed his efforts to the internal development of Bavaria, having adopted a number of progressive social laws: on entrepreneurship, about public prosecution of the poor and disabled, on community self -government, etc. These steps were accompanied by a conflict between the conservative Catholic majority in the Landtag and the new National Liberal Cabinet of Prince H.

Louis II was also forced to give in to the Bavarian government to further converge with Prussia, and the escalation of the conflict between Prussia and France was negatively related. The king’s attempts to resort to the mediation of Great Britain in this conflict were not successful. Bavaria, despite the condemnation of Louis II of the Franco-German War, entered it on the side of the North German Union.

In November, at the ceremony of the proclamation of the German Empire in Versailles on January 18, Louis II was not present. After G. Louis II, he almost completely pulled away from political life, more and more carried away by architectural projects, in the development of which he was directly involved. In the same years, he retired from Munich, his permanent residence became the huge costs of building the king’s palaces, which were built with a heavy burden on the treasury of the royal house and the state, which caused an acute criticism of the Bavarian government and landtack, which began to impose a branch on financing the king’s projects from the treasury.

In e gg. Due to the beating regime of day, Louis II slept during the day and awake a nickname “King-moon” at night, which created an ironic parallel with the image of the “sun king” Louis XIV. By the decision of this consultation on June 9, Louis II was recognized as mentally ill and was taken from Neuschwanstin on June 12 and was placed for forced treatment in the Berg.

The next day of June 13, Louis II died, drowning with the doctor B. who treated him to the end of the incident, which had not been clarified to the end, and rumors that went around him formed the basis of the version of the fabricated diagnosis and political murder of the king. He was buried in Munich in the Church of St. Michael. Published on February 28, the latest update on February 28 to contact the editors.