Encyclopedia > Ludwig I of Bavaria

  Article Content

Ludwig I of Bavaria

Ludwig I or Louis I (August 25, 1786February 29, 1868), king of Bavaria (1825 - 1848), succeeded his father Maximilian I[?] as king of Bavaria. He patronised the arts, but became tainted with scandals associated with one of his mistresses, Lola Montez. He abdicated on March 20, 1848 in favour of his son, king Maximilian II of Bavaria.

see also: History of Bavaria



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
North Lindenhurst, New York

... town is $59,022, and the median income for a family is $63,642. Males have a median income of $42,403 versus $31,296 for females. The per capita income for the town is ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 33.5 ms