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"Mad" King Ludwig of Bavaria, The Drowned Swan King, von Frz. Werner, Munich, Cabinet Card, 1886 King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886) was noted for his bizarre behavior, attributed perhaps, to syphilis. He drowned under mysterious circumstances in Lake Starnberg, three days after being declared legally insane. Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm’s extravagances ranged from his obsession with swans, the building of fairy-tale style castles, his latent homosexuality and his relationship and patronage to composer Richard Wagner. His excessive behavior kept him in the public eye. It earned him many nicknames, including “Mad Ludwig,” “The Swan King,” as well as “The Dream King.” His unusually designed anachronistic castles, such as Neuschwanstein, are now important Bavarian tourist attractions. The castles were inspired by Wagner’s operas. Most postmortem photographs of European leaders and nobility are simple dignified compositions. However, this postmortem image of King Ludwig II, with his casket surrounded by candles, was perhaps inspired by his love of Wagnerian opera. He is depicted as a quintessential Wagnerian hero returning as a warrior to his maker. From Sleeping Beauty II - Grief, Bereavement and the Family in Memorial Photography by Stanley B. Burns, M.D.
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Za čudakov sat milijun kuna Osobni sat Ludviga II., poznatog bavarskog kralja Sat bavarskog kralja Ludviga II. (1845-1886) prodan je na dražbi u nedjelju navečer za 200.000 švicarskih franaka (972.000 kuna), čime je četverostruko nadmašena procjena aukcijske kuće Sotheby's. Ludvig II. bio je čudak koji je uklonjen s vlasti zbog navodne mentalne neposobnosti za upravljanje državom. Postao je slavan po gradnji bajkovitih utvrda i dvoraca, među kojima je najpoznatiji Neuschwanstein. Bio je i pokrovitelj skladatelju Richardu Wagneru. Sat ukrašen zlatom i dijamantima na pozadini ima sliku Djevice Marije kako stoji na polumjesecu, dok je na prednjoj strani pečat kraljevskog vojnog reda svetog Jurja. Dražba je održana u Ženevi, a kupac je ostao anoniman. (hina/metro-portal)