Ludwig King Biography

Gundelinda - the board after the death of his father Ludwig became the regent of Bavaria. However, in general, the population supported the idea that Ludwig, who was already 67 years old, would become a king. To do this, amendments were made to the Bavaria Constitution, where the clause was introduced, that if the monarch cannot fulfill his duties on health reasons for 10 years, this is a reason for his displacement.

On the basis of this point, for which the majority voted in the upper and lower wards of the Bavarian parliament, Otto I was removed from the authorities what he was about, quite did not even recognize, and Ludwig swore allegiance to the last king of Bavaria on November 5. In general, the rule was moderately conservative in nature. In his social policy, Ludwig focused on the papal encyclic De Rerum Novarum.

Bavaria Prime Minister Georg von Gürtingling, appointed by the king’s father, retained this post. Despite his title, the king did not abandon his passion for agriculture by Leoishteten continued to remain exemplary, as a result of which he received the satirical nickname “Milk farmer” Millibauer. However, the First World War put an end to this pastoral-patriarchy rule. Ludwig immediately expressed support for Wilhelm’s policy, while hoping that with Germany victory, the territory of Bavaria will expand at the expense of neighboring states.

But gradually the situation in the state worsened. The accused of demonstrating the blind loyalty of Prussia, Ludwig became more and more unpopular in Bavaria. After the beginning of the November revolution, the king fled from the palace on November 7 and renounced the throne on November 13. One of the oldest monarchies in Europe ceased to exist.

In February, in February, Kurt Eisner was killed by a monarchist, a former king, considering that he could become a target for retaliation, left for Austria, and then to Lichtenstein and Switzerland. In April, he returned to Bavaria and lived in the castle of Vildenvart. There he remained until September, when he took a trip to his estate in Sharvar in Hungary, where he died on October 18.

Solemn state funerals were arranged for the former king and his wife, and their bodies were placed in the crypt of the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary Frauenkerch. Dogging is the owner of several hunting dogs, one of which is the English Cocker Spaniel Marys Odette Herbipolis.