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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
King of Bavaria.  Strong friendship with Wagner, from whom he commissioned the 'Ring' cycle of operas.  Notes in his diaries his struggles with homosexuality.  Noted eccentric of his time, most concerned with building palaces.
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King of Bavaria.  Strong friendship with Wagner, from whom he commissioned the 'Ring' cycle of operas.  Writes in his diaries about his struggles with homosexuality.  Noted eccentric of his time and principally concerned with building palaces.
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.neuschwanstein.de/englisch/ludwig/biography.htm
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* http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/the-125th-anniversary-of-the-death-of-king-ludwig-ii/100085/
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Revision as of 16:33, 3 November 2013

Ludwig II

Country

Bavaria

Birth - Death

1845 - 1886

Occupation

Politics

Notable Achievements

Head of State

Description

King of Bavaria. Strong friendship with Wagner, from whom he commissioned the 'Ring' cycle of operas. Writes in his diaries about his struggles with homosexuality. Noted eccentric of his time and principally concerned with building palaces.

Further Reading/Research


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