They were escorted by two attendants. 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.Thanks, Ann Marie. Sorry, I don’t have anything to add just wanted to say I enjoyed everyone’s take on this truly historical mystery.I’m glad you liked the post, Jeannette. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. I Always Knew That The Last True King Of Bavaria Was Murdered….by His Ministers….And Was All Planned Out,Too! I was curious to know all about him, so I went on site to read your articles so interesting.Thanks for your kind comments, Claudine. I’ll present their claims and offer a few comments without taking sides. ","Castles of Mad King Ludwig – Board Game – BoardGameGeek","The Palace of Mad King Ludwig – Board Game – BoardGameGeek","Chevaliers de la Toisón d'Or - Knights of the Golden Fleece",Staatshandbuch und Geographisches Ortslexikon für die Herzogthümer Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha,Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Preußen,Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach,The romance of King Ludwig II. I believe that both King Ludwig and the physician were killed, and his physician had tried to fight off the attackers. Poor old Ludwig.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. I’m completely enthralled by all these great comments and theories. One account suggests that the king was shot.Ludwig's remains were dressed in the regalia of the.Three years after his death, a small memorial chapel was built overlooking the site and a cross was erected in the lake. The story is so fascinating because the facts we know lend themselves to several different theories. Ludwig II was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. Old stories were that my relatives were somehow in service “fur unser Koni…” I don’t have any idea what that might’ve been. but his life was more concerned with his world of imagination than politics. (The names Elsa and Heinrich came from characters in Wagner's opera,Ludwig never married nor had any known mistresses. Ludwig wished to introduce Munich theater-goers to the best of European drama. This whole story reminds me of the game CLUE, who did it, Where did they do it and with what? Kaulbach’s sketch showed blood trickling out of the dead king’s mouth – indicative of a firearm injury to the chest, not drowning.

The men never returned, and were eventually found dead. He went in the accompaniment of the artist Hermann Kaulbach and two brothers named Hornig. I’ve noticed from elders no longer with us that King Ludwig’s demise should be investigated. They witnessed everything.What a juicy story! Ironically, the very castles which were causing the king's financial ruin have today become extremely profitable tourist attractions for the Bavarian state. Gertrud Untermöhle signed an oath that she visited the countess in 1952. He had no intention of stopping.In 1885 displeased by the government's unwillingness to assist in his castle building plans, he threatened to sack the whole cabinet. Isn’t it true that history provides greater drama than fiction?

The King was seized just after midnight and at 4 am was taken to a waiting carriage.

Realizing, once they arrived, that something strange was afoot, they rushed down the lakeshore. Those questions remain unanswered.The path King Ludwig II walked only minutes before his death.Did an artist also leave behind evidence? It was a planned assassination. Compare Ludwig's remark to Anton Niggl on 11/12 June 1886 about being born and going to die at 12.30 (Hacker 1966, p. 363 quoting Gerold 1914, pp. Feverishly, often in the presence of his musician guest, the former Crown Prince brought to life the idealised artistic paintings of majestic fairyland castles. Ludwig is on the left. Hunh? Dr. Schleiss claims Dr. Gudden attacked their party with a syringe. This meant that Bavaria became involved in the Franco Prussian war, and was eventually to lead to the creation of a new German state. Coincidence? If that wasn’t enough to make him the stuff of legend, his death certainly was.

I’m not impressed by evidence that has since disappeared. Public domain.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.