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Author: Desmond Chapman-Huston
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 346
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor this balanced and sympathetic biography, the author was given the complete freedom of the secret Archives of the Royal House of Wittelsbach.
Author: Clara Tschudi
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-09-04
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Ludwig the Second, King of Bavaria" by Clara Tschudi. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author: You Higuri
Publisher: Digital Manga, Inc.
Published: 2009-06-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781569700532
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is the mid-19th century, and a remarkably beautiful 18-year-old has been crowned King Ludwig II of Bavaria. In the midst of a confrontation with Prussia and Austria, Ludwig II retreats from reality into an exquisite world colored by the music of Wagner
Author: Susan Barnett Braun
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-07-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781477494530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThink history is boring? Then you've never met Mad King Ludwig, who inspired Walt Disney with his magnificent castle in the clouds. He ruled the German kingdom of Bavaria for twenty-two years, inspiring his people by his support for the arts. And yet, "Mad King Ludwig" rarely appeared in the capital or attended any government functions. He slept most of the day and stayed awake all night. He dined with his horse and waved pistols at servants. He created a fantasy world inside his castles, complete with caves and trap-door tables. To this day, no one is sure exactly what caused his untimely death in a lake. Who was this man: fairy tale king? Insane eccentric? Mad King Ludwig's life followed many twists and turns on its way to Not So Happily Ever After. The book's intended audience is young adults, but it is perfect for adults wanting to learn more about Ludwig also.
Author: Oliver Pötzsch
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 0547740107
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the best-selling author of The Hangman's Daughter, a historical thriller set in contemporary Bavaria, about Ludwig II's mysterious death and the long-lost diary that could unlock its secrets.
Author: Wolfgang Till
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9783850334587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Clara Tschudi
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2015-04-17
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 1329073738
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLudwig II - the Fairy Tale King - was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his mysterious death. He succeeded to the throne aged 18. Two years later Bavaria was effectively absorbed into the German Empire. Ludwig remained King of Bavaria, but largely ignored such state affairs as remained to Bavaria in favor of extravagant artistic and architectural projects. He commissioned the construction of two lavish palaces and the Neuschwanstein Castle, and was a devoted patron of the composer Richard Wagner. Ludwig spent the royal revenues (but not state funds) on these projects, borrowed extensively, and defied all attempts by his ministers to restrain him. This was used against him to declare him insane, an accusation which has since been refuted, and this led to his mysterious death. Was it suicide, an accident or a murder? Ludwig is well-regarded and even revered by many Bavarians today. His legacy of architecture and art includes many of Bavaria's important tourist attractions. Illustrated.
Author: Susan Appleyard
Publisher: Susan Appleyard
Published: 2017-04-01
Total Pages: 123
ISBN-13: 1370933053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBorn into the royal Wittelsbach family of Bavaria, with its legacy of madness, depression and eccentricity, Ludwig II's extravagant and ruinously expensive building projects, coupled with increasingly aberrant behaviour caused the people of his day to wonder. Was Ludwig mad? Was he a genius? Was he just a lonely man, having looked for and given up on love, seeking some kind of spiritual fulfillment? Even today, we wonder. What was the impetus behind his compulsion to build? And was he really insane or a victim of his own government's scheming?
Author: Greg King
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBerg, Hohenschwangau Castle, and Linderhof were jewels, but his crowning achievement, Neuschwanstein, rivaled any other on the continent, a monumental creation second only to the Hermitage.
Author: Andres Lepik
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2018-09-10
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 3035616531
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLudwig II of Bavaria (1864—1886) is more internationally known for his royal palaces than hardly any other regent of the 19th century. They are the symbol of a personal architectural vision which, to this day, fascinates people from all over the world. However, the fame of his palaces has eclipsed other construction activities in the Kingdom of Bavaria: urban developments, hospitals, and schools, theatres and museums, but also factories, railway stations, apartment blocks, churches, and synagogues were created under his regency. This book, for the first time, sheds light on the broad architectural activities in this epoch. Essays and overview illustrations of the building projects of the time provide insights into the diversity of the then building culture and, at the same time, open up a new perspective on the royal palaces.
