The Castles of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Posted: March 26, 2025 | Last updated: March 27, 2025. Ludwig was a romantic dreamer who was responsible for some of Germany's best know castles.

King Ludwig II of Bavaria essentially lost his power. It is thought that Neuschwanstein Castle became the centerpiece of Ludwig II's imagined kingdom, where he could act as a true royal. 05 of 25 ...

Long before it helped to inspire Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, Neuschwanstein was a refuge for Germany’s King Ludwig II of Bavaria who spent much of his kingdom’s fortune building ...

Bavaria’s King Ludwig II and his Neuschwanstein Castle play a starring role in the new 'Inspiring Walt Disney' exhibit running through March 27 at the Huntington Library. Skip to content.

King Ludwig II, of course, is Bavaria's legendary king. He left behind many mysteries, many rumors, and some pretty spectacular palaces and castles.

The extravagant lives of Ludwig II and Empress Elisabeth were stranger than fiction. But for Jac Jemc, the author of 'Empty Theatre,' these much-mythologized royals still deserved the mercy of an ...

It's the stuff of fairy tales, so much so that the man who had it built is dubbed the "fairy-tale king" — Ludwig II of Bavaria, who was born in 1845. "Neuschwanstein is nestled in this Alpine ...

San Diego writer Jac Jemc's new novel, "Empty Theatre," explores the stranger-than-fiction lives and deaths of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and his cousin Empress Sisi of Austria.