# Ludwig II of Bavaria

> The king who spent himself into a coup. Ludwig II poured his entire fortune into castles so extravagant his own government declared him insane, seized him, and found him dead in a lake the next day — drowning still unexplained, motive still debated.

*King of Bavaria (1845–1886)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ludwig-ii-of-bavaria

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1845-08-25
- **Died:** 1886-06-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm became King of Bavaria at eighteen in 1864 and quickly turned from statecraft to obsession: commissioning Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, and Herrenchiemsee, bankrolling Richard Wagner, spending every penny of his private royal revenues and borrowing when those ran dry. His ministers tried to stop him; he defied them. In June 1886 they used his extravagance as grounds to declare him insane and take him into custody on the 12th. By the 13th, Ludwig and his doctor were both dead, pulled from a lake. Suicide was the official story. The doubt has never cleared. The castles became Bavaria's most visited monuments.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 63.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 27.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 17.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #211

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #19th Century

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44039)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Ludwig%20II%20of%20Bavaria)
- [Luis II de Baviera](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_II_de_Baviera)
- [ایکینجی لودویق (بایرن)](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%82_(%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%86))
- [II Lüdviq (Bavariya kralı)](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/II_L%C3%BCdviq_(Bavariya_kral%C4%B1))
- [Ludwig II. (Bayern)](https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II._(Bayern))
- [Лудвиг II Баварски](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B3_II_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)
- [Ludwig II Bavaria](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_Bavaria)
- [Lluís II de Baviera](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llu%C3%ADs_II_de_Baviera)
- [Ludvík II. Bavorský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludv%C3%ADk_II._Bavorsk%C3%BD)
- [Ludvig 2. af Bayern](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_2._af_Bayern)
- [Ludwig II. (Bayern)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II._(Bayern))
- [Λουδοβίκος Β´ της Βαυαρίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B4%CE%BF%CE%B2%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%92%C2%B4_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%85%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Ludoviko la 2-a (Bavario)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludoviko_la_2-a_(Bavario))
- [Luis II de Baviera](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_II_de_Baviera)
- [Ludwig II (Baieri kuningas)](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_(Baieri_kuningas))
- [Luis II.a Bavariakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_II.a_Bavariakoa)
- [لودویگ دوم، پادشاه بایرن](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%AF_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%86)
- [Ludvig II (Baijeri)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_II_(Baijeri))
- [Louis II (roi de Bavière)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_II_(roi_de_Bavi%C3%A8re))
- [Loadewyk II fan Beieren](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loadewyk_II_fan_Beieren)
- [Ludwig II na Baváire](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_na_Bav%C3%A1ire)
- [Lois II de Baviera](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_II_de_Baviera)
- [לודוויג השני, מלך בוואריה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%92_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%91%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94)
- [Wikiquote](https://de.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ludwig_II._von_Bayern)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ludovico_II_di_Baviera)
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ludwik_II_Wittelsbach)
- [Wikiquote](https://sr.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B3_II_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c2713522-37e7-4300-b08f-adff04531bb3)

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