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Ludwig II, King of Bavaria

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 afraid of people, also withdraws more and more into a dream world at his various castles. His brother is already in a psychiatric institute and Ludwig is also eventually put under the care of psychiatrist Bernhard von Gudden. The king attempts to get out from under this guardianship at Starnberg lake…

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  • William Dieterle

    William Dieterle

    Ludwig II - König von Bayern

  • Theodor Loos

    Theodor Loos

    Dr. von Gudden

  • Hubert von Meyerinck

    Hubert von Meyerinck

  • Eugen Burg

    Eugen Burg

  • Ferdinand von Alten

    Ferdinand von Alten

  • Gerhard Bienert

    Gerhard Bienert

    Hesselschwerdt

  • Friedrich Ettel

    Friedrich Ettel

  • Franz Neuner

    Franz Neuner

  • Georg Guertler

    Georg Guertler

Overview

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 afraid of people, also withdraws more and more into a dream world at his various castles. His brother is already in a psychiatric institute and Ludwig is also eventually put under the care of psychiatrist Bernhard von Gudden. The king attempts to get out from under this guardianship at Starnberg lake…

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