tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post9036119081437661623..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Monarch Profile: King Ludwig II of BavariaMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-57839851636266562442016-05-17T14:38:38.650-05:002016-05-17T14:38:38.650-05:00Today we would say that Ludwig had 'issues'...Today we would say that Ludwig had 'issues' and urge therapy and/or medication, options that simply were not available in the 1880s. In fairness to the government of Bavaria Ludwig was not doing his job, in justice to the royal family he was endangering the financial security of them all. Dr. Gudden is generally condemned yet he seems to have been the one man who genuinely believed that Ludwig could be helped. He seems to have been attempting a form of activity therapy and was certainly doing his best to win the King's confidence and cooperation. Ludwig murdered the one man who wanted to help him rather than just lock him away.princessroxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568308231777739615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-22739472374910197042015-03-03T15:48:20.860-06:002015-03-03T15:48:20.860-06:00It worked out well, having already covered Ludwig ...It worked out well, having already covered Ludwig III and Otto, he was next on my list anyway. Someone also recently requested a profile on King Louis XVIII, who also happens to be next on my list of French monarchs to cover. Thanks for the tip about von Gudden, I had thought he was with someone else but you are right. I'll adjust that part directly.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-18482733401166618142015-03-03T15:45:38.848-06:002015-03-03T15:45:38.848-06:00I hadn't heard that one. It wouldn't surpr...I hadn't heard that one. It wouldn't surprise me if he said something like that but I doubt he was serious. Much of what is said about him, it must be kept in mind, comes from people who were trying to justify his removal, so you have to keep a little skepticism.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-70474037587549971562015-03-03T06:42:31.581-06:002015-03-03T06:42:31.581-06:00A fascinating figure, if nothing else. I'd hea...A fascinating figure, if nothing else. I'd heard of him, of course, and Neuschwanstein Castle is near the top of my list of places to see before I leave this good Earth, but I never knew a great deal about Ludwig II's life until now. Your royal biographies are always enlightening. I wonder if you could tell me- is there any truth to the story that the King had to be discouraged by his ministers from a plan to rob the banks of England and France to pay off his debts, or is it another invention? The King's Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072180373998425331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-829480829065776292015-03-03T06:08:24.324-06:002015-03-03T06:08:24.324-06:00Thank you very much for this excellent article! Ho...Thank you very much for this excellent article! Honestly, I didn't expect you to come up with it so quickly after I made the suggestion. A few years ago Duke Franz told an interesting story in an interview. When his aunt, Princess Pilar, for the first time visited one of Ludwig's castles (the Königshaus on Mt Schachen), she looked around and said: "Well, now I know he was crazy..."<br />Maybe at least one of Ludwig's wishes has become true - he wanted to be an eternal enigma. There are thousands of books about almost every aspect of his life and reign, and yet he certainly is the most mysterious monarch of our country. And perhaps this is the greatest legacy of Ludwig, since it keeps many people interested in monarchy. Nobody, not even the most ignorant person, will ever forget, that there once was a time, Bavaria had a king. <br /><br />Just one remark, though. I would call Dr Gudden, the man who died together with the king, anything but his close friend! In fact, Gudden was one of the doctors that had helped to depose Ludwig.Bavarian Monarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995523585264276540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-11740163827036933602015-03-02T20:18:01.394-06:002015-03-02T20:18:01.394-06:00I have been to that castle. It's even more imp...I have been to that castle. It's even more impressive in person. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-22478062507170758212015-03-02T20:10:47.465-06:002015-03-02T20:10:47.465-06:00Bavaria would certainly be less but for him. I hop...Bavaria would certainly be less but for him. I hope to look upon his wonderful castles with my own eyes someday. TranquilityAzurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832547858455710868noreply@blogger.com