Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig, Prince Regent of Bavaria, was the de facto ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, as regent for his nephews, King Ludwig II and King Otto. His regency arose due to hi
The Prince Regent in 1888
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria
Prince Regent Luitpold celebrating his 90th birthday in 1911
Augsburg monument by the sculptor Franz Bernauer on top of the fountain Prinzregentenbrunnen.
Ludwig I of Bavaria
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Ludwig I or Louis I was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was crown prince, he was involved in the Napoleonic Wars. As king, he encouraged Bavaria's in
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
…nephews, King Ludwig II and King Otto. His regency arose due to his nephews' mental incapacity. Luitpold was born in Würzburg, the third son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his wife, Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. He was the younger brother of King Maximilian II of Bavaria and of King Otto of Greece. Luitpold was in…
Portrait of Ludwig I by Joseph Stieler, 1826
Ludwig I of Bavaria, c. 1830
Portrait of Lola Montez by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1847
Ludwig I of Bavaria, c. 1860