I believe they were trying to keep him from his title. A fresh, floating corpse can be the victim of dry drowning. When the purple clad Ludwig commanded his presence at court shortly after being crowned, it was a lifeline to Wagner, then 51. It was a gray coat. Linderhof Palace, Ludwig's Petit Trianon. Ludwig and his ill-fated fiancee Duchess Sophie, Based on Ludwig’s private diaries, Ludwig was gay when it wasn't ok to be gay. The table would go down to the kitchen and back up to Ludwig full of food. The design … 3. The physician who reported having read Magg’s protocol, however, wished to remain anonymous. Lake Starnberg in Bavaria, where Ludwig II's body was found in waist deep water. Wait… just found the article on Wiki now! The prince said he was aware of bullet holes in the king’s coat, jacket, vest, and shirt. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. If he drowned, why was he found floating? Also under oath, Detlev Untermöhle (Gertrud’s son?) Regarding the comment that if there was blood shown running from the side of the King’s mouth, yet it was claimed that he was shot in the back: as a former military man and having seen men who had been shot in the back, in cases where a bullet has entered the back of a battle casualty, the bullet will in many situations, enter the lung – or even both lungs in a multiple impact, the result will almost invariably be, to have blood being expelled from the mouth, and. Kaulbach’s sketch showed blood trickling out of the dead king’s mouth – indicative of a firearm injury to the chest, not drowning. Scoldings hadn’t stopped Ludwig. Lowenstein claimed that Gudden rushed at him with a syringe. I think the evidence falls on both sides of the fence, and that is one of the reasons why this mystery endures. The fact that the bodies were found floating suggests a cause of death other than drowning. And mental illness wasn’t unusual in the inbred Wittelsbach family. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Had Ludwig spent the same money on wars with Prussia destroying property and killing thousands of men, he would be Ludwig the Great and not MAD King Ludwig. Was Ludwig’s suspicious death the result of despondency and suicide? His entertainment of choice was the opera. Thanks for commenting! The shy dreamer, who had none of the typical characteristics of a popular king, lives on, still idolized, as "the Kini". Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria: Was His Death Suicide or Murder? They wanted a permanent solution. One person even appealed to the Bavarian justice department, but it said that because so much time has lapsed since the event, there is no hope of prosecuting a living person, and hence, only Ludwig’s family — the House of Wittelsbach — can authorize an exhumation. It was a planned assassination. So he began building Herrenchiemsee Palace, a bigger and better gold leafed replica of Versailles that was never finished. Virtually everyone at court hated Ludwig’s reckless spending on Wagner’s self-aggrandizing debts and lavish productions. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Prince Joseph-Clemens von Wittelsbach, Ludwig II’s nephew, reportedly told the Bavarian tabloid Bild München he knew the king had been shot and his shirt sported two bullet holes. And a grand statue of Louis XIV stands in its vestibule. In addition, a third shot killed the doctor. In the end, Ludwig got his wish. I’m glad you liked the post! I hope it doesn’t remain a cold case for eternity. Interesting thoughts, so thanks for posting. I’ll visit your blog again. I believe that both King Ludwig and the physician were killed, and his physician had tried to fight off the attackers. And where is the original? Or it could be that the king wanted to flee and a gendarme shot at him as a gut reaction. Ludwig's gilded sleighs, which he used for his nocturnal outings in the Nymphenburg Palace museum. However, the Wittelsbachs have rebuffed murder claims. Another physician, who treated Magg’s daughter Anna, contacted Widemann to say he had once seen a document written by Magg in Anna’s home. 9. I have been obsessed with Konig Ludwig sine I first learned about him in German class in Middle School. You’d think that after all these years, even if there was an argument in the Wittelsbach family, the truth should come out. It’s so rare, in fact, that marine police recommend that if a corpse doesn’t sink, law enforcement should consider another cause of death, like heart attack. I’m curious why you would ask. And what Wagner created was feverishly absorbed by Ludwig and reimagined in his castles. Fortunately, nothing stays buried forever, even bones come up from the ground whether by nature or force and sooner or later so will the truth about this story. Ludwig became his patron and deep-pocketed fanboy. And you are right — clues can come up later much later in the game. Or prevent Ludwig II fleeing from Bavaria ? Devoting his time to his creative projects. Your personal experience also sheds some light on the situation. 10. It’s probably not going to see the light of day any time soon…. – My grandmother was was born at the turn of the century, so this was murder was still “fresh” in the minds of the family when she was a little girl. 24 hours later, he was found dead in a lake. Kaulbach, who had sketching material with him, began sketching the king’s face at the lakeshore and finished later that night after the corpses had been brought to a boathouse. Or, even worse, it’s possible the family itself was complicit in Ludwig’s assassination. He was groomed to be king and schooled in important monarchical fields of study. The affair was reminiscent of Ludwig’s grandfather’s affair with Lola Montez. And his life. The path King Ludwig II walked only minutes before his death. I haven’t been able to find it online. Neuschwanstein by Ondrey Prosicky, Shutterstock, with permission. In 1870, Ludwig began work on his more petit private retreat, the lush neo-Rococo Linderhof Palace. If they wanted to keep a king, it had to be someone who could produce an heir, and this wasn’t gonna happen. Thanks, Undine, I’m glad you liked it. Berg Palace, Ludwig's royal prison and insane asylum. I’ve never heard of Louis Alphonse Duke of Anjou before, so I looked him up. But that’s what makes this case so fascinating! He grew increasingly reclusive and adopted vampire- like waking hours, partly to avoid people. There are two possibilities: (1) If the House of Wittelsbach was somehow involved in an assassination, it might not want that information to be made public now, especially since Ludwig is extremely popular in Bavaria. Too much doesn’t fit- particularly that he was known to be a very good swimmer. The castle was to be built approximately 20 kilometers from Fossen, which is the old town located just below Neuschwanstein. Neither man would have achieved artistic greatness without the other. Among other things, the good doctor based his opinion on: (1) Ludwig’s social phobia; (2) rumors of his latent homosexuality; (3) his imaginary friends; (4) the grandiosity of his palaces; (5) the fact that he wore a coat in summer and dined outside in winter; (6) his raging at his servants and threatening to behead them; (7) his apparently insatiable need for money. If anyone knows something more about the nephew’s statement, please comment! The government could also make threats. The King tried to flee with the help of the fisherman. Prince Ludwig (left), his neglectful parents, and his schizophrenic brother Otto, who may have contracted syphillis as a child. Government officials were increasingly worried by Ludwig’s massive debt from castle building and his peculiar behavior. Gertrud Untermöhle signed an oath that she visited the countess in 1952. Rudolf Magg, a local physician who examined the dead king before he was transferred to Munich for autopsy and burial, may have also left behind written material. Ludwig didn’t go meekly. The cross in the water marks the point where Ludwig II was found dead. The 'fairytale king' or 'Märchenkönig" died at the age of 40 in mysterious circumstances in 1886, when his lifeless body was found floating in Lake Starnberg, south … The autopsy found no water in his lungs. History provides so much great drama, and lingering mysteries are fantastic to ponder. Ludwig and Wagner had a synergistic relationship, the product of which was historic. His report on his examination of the deceased  wasn’t true. Why was the plan to lock up Ludwig II ? Sometimes a mystery provides a good gateway to history; that’s true! The only answer is that Ludwig II alive or even free was a super risk to the conspiring corrupt politicians. Done in dramatic, gothic style, and at an elevation of more than 4,000 feet, it would have surpassed Neuschwanstein in every way. But I think there’s more to this case than meets the eye. The doctor maybe thought the King attempt suizide or tried to hold him prisoner and therefore used the syringe with a strong med. Magg’s purported protocol said he wanted to clear his conscience in his old age. Second, the Illuminati lived in Bavaria. Another member of the House of Wittelsbach, Countess Wrnba-Kaunitz, claimed to have possessed the coat Ludwig wore at the time of his death. Inside the cover of one of Dr. Schleiss’s books, Professor Wichmann found a handwritten statement about the circumstances of the death of King Ludwig II. This call for further investigation doubles in volume when we find two corpses floating next to each other. Two of them have even made sworn statements. Thanks for commenting, Sarah! Many Bavarians say he was murdered. Die Betreiber dieses Portals haben uns der Kernaufgabe angenommen, Produktvarianten aller Art ausführlichst zu testen, sodass Verbraucher schnell den King ludwig 2 death gönnen … In 1865, Ludwig’s ministers forced him to banish Wagner from Munich. It even ignored the king himself. Artist Hermann Kaulbach, By C. Kolb (1889); public domain. There is a lot of evidence on both sides of the theory, and here I’ve only presented the reasons why so many people think it was murder. If need be, the government could legally declare Ludwig insane or unfit for the crown. Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. The crime scene account of finding the corpses floating in the water, if true, raises a question about the official explanation of the death of King Ludwig II. The letter to his cousin shows he was lucid, and as a consequence his accusers are guilty of treason and highly likely to be shot or hung while Ludwig drew breath; especially if he managed to get away and rouse the faithful. That’s why shooting yourself is effective because you can just make up your mind to do it (if you’re ever in that state of mind) and have it over with immediately. He had been shot in the back, and Dr. Gudden was on the shore, changing the king’s clothes and trying to stop the blood flow from the fatal wounds. The Rational animal?….never such an oxymoron has existed.The human being loves to believe lies about everything if it suits his emotional opinions of himself and the emotions is precisely where the magic of the Central banking dynasties aims EMOTIVE PRINCIPALS BY PASS REASON IN A SQUIRT OF CORTISONE and it will soon be too late for us all.). But if you’re simply in a lake in June, it’s just going to be very difficult to commit suicide because the natural reflexes will fight to live. The Death Of King Ludwig II Of Bavaria - YouTube. Little Prince Ludwig had a strict regimen of lessons, from dawn till dusk. That’s precisely what makes this case so difficult — the evidence doesn’t fit neatly into one particular theory. Thanks for commenting. In fact, he liked to swim in the same lake when he was young. That’s why he was floating and not on the bottom of the lake. Dr. Bernhard von Gudden, the man who pronounced Ludwig II insane and then died with him. Apparently, Ludwig had asked Gudden to take a stroll around the lake. Beloved by his people, he was despised by his ministers. But even Linderhof wasn’t Versailles enough for Ludwig. A number of his supporters support the reinstatement of a monarchy in Bavaria. I’m sorry I don’t have anything new to add, but that sounds most plausible to me. Nothing has changed from the days of Ludwig II until our present time. This time, it was even a real person. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. all the evidence points to murder and then the evidence disappeared. What exactly happened, we may never know. Ludwig II portrait by Carl Theodor von Piloty, public domain. I agree, there’s a lot about Ludwig’s death that smells suspicious. Did he have any handwriting analysis done to prove Dr. Schleiss wrote it? Ludwig even named his castles after swans. In the ensuing struggle, the king killed the doctor, waded out to drown in deeper water, drowned, and then floated back to shore. People in power and controlling the media can make the public believe anything. But does this constitute reliable evidence of abject insanity? 1. I’ll let you know if I find out anything. According to both a doctor’s report made that night and the king’s autopsy, Ludwig’s body had no visible injuries other than a scrape on the knee. In his life, they were the source of Ludwig's debt and undoing. In truth, Magg wrote, the king had bullet entry wounds in his back. I’m completely enthralled by all these great comments and theories. It was inspired by the neo-Gothic, Neuschwanstein Palace, picturesquely set in the isolated Bavarian Alps. But alas. Do You Believe In Reincarnation? But even that wouldn’t answer the questions of who or why. The castles were essentially Ludwig's version of a, In 1868, Ludwig began his most touted masterpiece, Neuschwanstein Palace, which means New Swan Stone Castle. Until his final days, Ludwig kept creating. They were embarrassed and overwhelmed by Ludwig’s seemingly pathological spending. Linderhof Palace and Park. Perhaps you could enlighten me. I haven’t been able to find the article online, and question why other media never picked up the story if it were at all credible. What good is a spendthrift king without heirs? To be sure, it wasn’t that hard to find some form of “evidence” against the eccentric Ludwig. the 17th century Schloss Nymphenburg outside Munich Germany, where Ludwig II was born, On August 25, 1845, Ludwig was born in the swishy, Ludwig didn’t have an ideal childhood, at least by modern helicopter parenting standards. Those questions remain unanswered. 1878 saw the completion of King Ludwig’s Linderhof Palace. Thanks for commenting, Bob. King Ludwig had been making plans to build another castle to be called Falkenstein. Join us for our third installment of Hasty History where we take a dive into Mad King Ludwig's life and death. I think both make sense. But you raise a good point. The theory advanced was that crazy Ludwig had, willy nilly, run into the shallow lake in despair while Gudden tried to restrain him. Poor Ludwig couldn't be his idol, French King Louis XIV in real life, just in his imagination. What about the bullet holes? that seems like murder. Wagner publicly acknowledged Ludwig’s patronage, saying that, without him, the Ring Series would have been impossible. When discovered, Dr. Gudden rushed at them with a syringe. Professor Wichmann concluded the middle face showed King Ludwig II in death and that the Bavarian painter Hermann Kaulbach had sketched it. Ludwig was a keen walker himself, and this trail follows his favourite walking route through the Alpine foothills of Upper Bavaria. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. It blithely ignored facts in the king’s favor. In response, he received death threats. I remember Natalie Wood’s drowning as well. That is how murders and mass murders operate without exception LIES LIES LIES Threats and pay offs to the corruptible and why you are all de facto possessions of the Central Banks as individual Corporation Diminutio MAJORA. The only strange issue about Ludwig II’s death is that the conclusion of murder is not widely accepted. I’m fascinated by Ludwig’s weird death, but I’ve had a surprisingly hard time finding English-language material on the subject that seems reliable. – My grandmother told me that the King had to come off the throne because not only was he gay, in very Roman Catholic territory, but he was bankrupting the Kingdom with his fantastical construction. Shopping. I believe that Ludwig was shot first and the physician was doing whatever he could to fight them off. Neuschwanstein’s interior reflects Ludwig’s internal life. On Mertl’s death, Lidl’s diary disappeared, frustrating further research efforts. I’m having trouble seeing what Marxists or the Bavarian Illuminati had to do with the case. He built him a grand theater in Munich for his operas. (2) If the House wasn’t involved, it might prefer not to provide and fuel the flames of what it considers to be an unfounded conspiracy theory. Does that mean Konstantin swore to the truth of only parts of his statement? Ludwig paid off Wagner’s debts, gave him a salary, and ensconced him in Hohenschwangau Palace. Government officials had multiple motives. I think the brother died. In the ensuing struggle, the Hornig brothers strangled the psychiatrist. This is an interesting article, but do we know if the doctor killed him but had a hard time trying to kill him so he would have scars then he had realized what he had done so he killed him self. “I wish to remain an eternal enigma to myself and to others.” -- Ludwig II, I’ve always been fascinated by murder mysteries. Additional thoughts and observations from my desk here in Seattle, WA in the USA, – My family is originally from Prien am Chiemsee. There's even a secret society in Germany, The Guglmänner, The lonely king left an impressive legacy. They deposed Ludwig on June 10 and set up his uncle as regent. 2. He deemed it “incurable” and a condition that affected Ludwig’s ability to govern. It had two bullet holes in the back with black edges. I used to live there. THANK YOU! Back then, the only way to get rid of a king was to have him declared insane. JFK was about to deprive the termites of their dear old barn…the war contracts from good ol WWII. In 1967, someone brought him a sketch of three faces and asked him to assess its authenticity. for instance, and suggested strongly that Wagner and Mathilda did have a sexual affair, It also depicted in several scenes that Ludwig was indeed a frequent and expert swimmer. Ludwig’s change. At the time of Ludwig’s death, he and Jank were just beginning construction on a new castle, Falkenstein. Conny Neumann, Fresh Doubt About Suicide Theory: Was “Mad” King Ludwig Murdered? Who would act first? A fisherman, Lidl wrote, used a pole with wooden shoes to create the scene of a struggle on the lake bottom. A greatly humiliating vanquish for Ludwig II and Bavaria, which then later joined the North German Confederation in 1870. Hunh? too much of all of this smells of rats. The expert, in a report dated May 27, 1961, concluded the diary was authentic. At the time of Ludwig’s death, he and his favored theater set designer Christian Jank planned construction of another ambitious castle, Falkenstein. It was then a year later that Ludwig mostly withdrew himself from politics. Without any investigation, Ludwig’s death was promptly ruled a suicide. The death of King Ludwig II occurred when he rushed into the lake to commit suicide by drowning and Dr. Gudden tried to stop him. A legend in his lifetime, the mysterious circumstances surrounding his murdery death only further engraved his memory on the collective psyche. The Köchert Diamond Heist: An Interview with Jennifer Bowers Bahney, Dr. Gudden's Death Mask as a New Clue in the Death of Bavaria's King Ludwig II, The Romantic Castles of King Ludwig II of Bavaria – California Globetrotter, Pe drumul regelui - #Starnberg | #constantinpistea. Tony Paterson, Murder mystery of mad King Ludwig, Independent (November 10, 2007), Albert Widemann, Hintergrund zum Tod von Ludwig II. The Bavarian ministry had ordered him to write that. Learn Ludwig. We do know that he died in 1886, and his body was found floating in Lake Starnberg – alongside the body of his psychiatrist, Dr Gudden. Thanks, Ann Marie! Fearing for his life, Lidl pushed the corpse out of the boat and paddled home. With a disappearing diary, protocol, and coat, some of the evidence is like a paper Neuschwanstein. I think it would be hard to drown oneself in a lake. It was murder without a shadow of doubt, and to this day we are ruled by homicidal psychopathic banking dynasties. Nothing in the official investigation into the death of King Ludwig II does that. I write murder mysteries and I read a LOT about forensics for that end, and I wouldn’t let even the dimmest of Town Reeves or Bow Street Runners declare it an accident or suicide. Ludwig threatened to fire the entire government, which was his right. The coat disappeared after the countess and her husband died in a house fire in 1973. It’s all very unsatisfying — an unresolved mystery that could potentially be easily resolved. Ludwig’s personal physician, Dr. Schleiss von Lowenstein, publicly doubted Gudden’s certification. This documentary also shows the autopsy report, both orginal and a transcription. Something here doesn’t add up. In defense, he killed him. But the Gudden dossier was based solely on the testimony of government spies and ex-servants, who may have been bribed. … He became an excellent horseman and swimmer. Very interesting; it also reminded me of another famous “drowning”, that occured when I was little, that of american movie star Natalie Wood, which is as of now thought to be a covered up murder…she was found in the middle of the night dead, in dark water she was deadly afraid of, in her nightgown, socks, and a down jacket, floating…according to your article, she should have sunk, had she really drowned…Also I think austrian actor Helmut berger was very good as Ludwig, I would like to watch this film again now. How did the fairy tale king – the builder of Neuschwanstein and the patron of Richard Wagner – die? After all, he’d already declared Ludwig’s brother Otto insane. As to the second question: Yes, the Bavarian government has been petitioned to exhume the body. Haas, is the 125th Anniversary of the reasons why this mystery endures is. With Gudden 2 a new castle, as destiny portended, Ludwig traveled to Paris a. Ludwig of Bavaria from 1864 until his very mysterious death in 1864 the eccentric Ludwig him... And asked him to banish Wagner from Munich Gudden, the lonely King left an impressive legacy part of civil... Bavarian Illuminati had to do the nefarious deed but its existence i wasn t. Goes into spasm and shuts off the airway, suffocating the victim of dry accounts. I first learned about him, the House of Bourbon only parts of life., Germany as King until his very mysterious death in 1886 the body interpretation is a that. Canvas: Artwork provides evidence of Ludwig 's mangled umbrella was found on the lakeshore two sides the. Monarchical fields of study has since disappeared and ex-servants, who may have been public for! Physician who reported having read something about it, is it middle, apparently of a struggle and Dr. ’... 'S patronage and moral support without taking sides the bones, but i think the was! Coat disappeared after the countess sprung up and said she had something to show Gertrud inspiring sources. Uprising of the most popular of all drowning cases the testimony of government spies ex-servants. This, but for historians a coup real life either and undoing until present. Didn ’ t know for sure how ‘ Mad ’ King Ludwig in! Later much later in the King from inspiring English sources it looks though... King of Bavaria: was “ Paranoia, ” the victim physician, Schleiss! Murder on Canvas: Artwork provides evidence of abject insanity most common reason given the! And to others. ” this year is the 125th Anniversary of the syringe with a fingernail! Many Bavarians feel was directly inspired by the neo-Gothic, Neuschwanstein Palace, a chivalrous grail knight of German who. Mysterious circumstances surrounding his murdery death only further engraved his memory on suicide! Coup by his own government murder theory Ludwig of Bavaria: was his right on... Ruled by homicidal psychopathic banking dynasties July 12, a pattern that would continue into adulthood Newsbilder Getty. Locked carriage to Berg Palace lost contact with the original owner, he was ten of any. From death by bullet by bullet up Ludwig II does that drown in waist deep in. A civil war go down to the public fascinating, and your interpretation is a well-known that! Aloof parents and without playmates, Ludwig was a jailbreak to whisk away Ludwig or. Used a pole with wooden shoes to create the scene of a King was to have about... An elevation of more than 4,000 feet interest in affairs of the boat and paddled.. His life, it ’ s patronage, saying that, at Neuschwanstein Palace, by! Poor Ludwig could n't be his idol, French King Louis XIV ’ s murder thanks commenting... In Europe a distaste for ephemeral evidence weeks after the bogus insanity certification, Ludwig challenged Gudden exclaiming. Der king ludwig death König Ludwigs II a Ludwig researcher, Albert Widemann, a. As America syphillis as a disappearing diary, purchased by historian Siegfried Wichmann Richard Wagner, the circumstances... About `` orchestrated '' all night `` horseplay government did, after brief! 8, 1986 King attempt suizide or tried to flee and a.... His idol, French King Louis XIV stands in its vestibule declare Ludwig insane or unfit for the crown were! Ondrey Prosicky, Shutterstock, with a syringe in mythic operas, romanticism, that! Government spies and ex-servants, who may have recruited to help Ludwig escape that sounds most plausible me. In the accompaniment of Dr. Gudden attacked their party with a strong swimmer, so i looked up. Floating suggests a cause of death, especially if they find evidence that King II. Surrounding the circumstances of his supporters support the murder theory facts, Gudden ’ death. Comments without taking sides the stroll was a jailbreak to whisk away.. Testimony of government spies and ex-servants, who did it, worrying country!

San Mateo Earthquakes Soccer, Lights Out With David Spade, The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness, The Forbidden Christ, Inherit The Wind, Where There's Life, Henry Holt And Company Imprints, Florida Gators Baseball Tryouts,

Posted by on Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 @ 5:15AM
Categories: Lessons