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 III of Bavaria
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Ludwig III was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. Initially, he served in the Bavarian military as a lieutenant and went on to hold the rank of Oberleutnant during the Austro-Prussi
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
…could assume the throne in his own right. Soon after this amendment was promulgated, Ludwig ended the regency, deposed Otto and assumed the throne as Ludwig III. The Prinzregentenzeit ("prince's regent's time"), as the regency of Luitpold is often called, marked the gradual transfer of Bavarian interests behind…
Ludwig, circa 1915–1920
Ludwig as a young man, c. 1868
King Ludwig III, his consort Maria Theresia and their son, Crown Prince Rupprecht.
Princess Adelgunde (1870–1958), Princess Maria (1872–1954), Prince Karl (1874–1927), Prince Franz (1875–1957), Princess Hildegarde (1881–1948), Princess Wiltrud (1884–1975) and Princess Helmtrud (1885–1977).