Project Gutenberg 2015-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 130 Tschudi, Clara 1856 1945 Hearn, Ethel Harriet 08018336 Ludwig the Second, King of Bavaria Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Ludwig the Second, King of Bavaria" by Clara Tschudi is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and reign of Ludwig II, shedding light on his upbringing, character, and the socio-political context in which he ruled. Central to the narrative is the enigmatic figure of King Ludwig, known for his artistic aspirations and turbulent relationships, especially with notable figures like Richard Wagner. The opening of the biography introduces the background of Ludwig II, detailing his descent and education. Born into a royal lineage, Ludwig's upbringing seems to have been marked by neglect and the pressures of future kingship, leading to complex personality traits that would later define his reign. As a child, he experienced both oppressive expectations from his parents and indulgent treatment from caregivers, fueling a sense of egotism and an artistic temperament. The text sets the stage for the portrayal of Ludwig as a man caught between the responsibilities of monarchy and his personal inclinations towards art and solitude, hinting at the struggles he would face in his adult life as he attempts to navigate love, power, and the expectations of his people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, 1845-1886 DD Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Royalty 463703 463697 2024-10-20T09:37:20.882378 2023-09-21T06:21:12.988925 text/html text/html 463861 2015-03-24T13:18:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 324133 2015-03-24T13:18:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 395983 2024-10-20T09:37:31.154281 application/epub+zip 394869 2024-10-20T09:37:23.368345 application/epub+zip 294129 2024-10-20T09:37:22.248327 application/epub+zip 533417 2024-10-20T09:37:36.858263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443259 2024-10-20T09:37:29.992297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342823 2022-09-22T05:21:26.831768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372367 372135 2024-10-20T09:37:19.721367 2023-09-21T06:21:11.718908 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 372105 2015-03-24T13:18:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 139734 2015-03-24T13:18:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19925 2024-10-20T09:37:37.009246 application/rdf+xml 20078 2024-10-20T09:37:22.363330 image/jpeg 3285 2024-10-20T09:37:22.307341 image/jpeg 310120 2024-10-20T09:37:20.929364 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia no.wikipedia