Imagine becoming king at 18... and having to watch the realm your ancestors entrusted to you crumble piece by piece every day. That must've sucked. Great vid tho!
A fun little fact is that Ludwig II of Bavaria is that he admired King Louis XIV of France so much that he wanted to be the premier example of royal absolutism of his epoque just like his ''counterpart''. He went so far as to designate himself as the ''Moon-King'', a self-created epiphet inspired from that of the former's ''Sun-King''. I guess he realized that he was so far out that only the Moon could reach for him to bring him back to reality. Excellent video!
He was also, funny enough, Ludwig great-great-great-great-grand godson of Louis XIV. His grandfather and eponymous predecessor Ludwig I was Louis XVI’s god son
Fun Fact: Ludwig II refused to attend the proclamation of the German Empire in the hall of mirrors out of protest. His successor Ludwig III would later be said by historians to have a secret agenda to try and wrestle power away from the Kingdom of Prussia within the German Empire. Which, looking back at, is hilarious.
The expensive castles have paid for themselves with all the tourism incomes.. And the castles are just magnificant on the outside, the inside are just as splendid and impressive - especially the linderhof palace IMHO. His support for Wagner helped to create music on an advanced level like never before.
To be fair though, the Kingdom of Bavaria didn't end with the unification of Germany, Bavarian even had it's separate foreign policy while it was part of German. In a way the Kaiserreich had some similarities with the HRE, just more modernized and centralized.
True, but that was not the way the Kings have seen to it. Even Wilhelm I bemoaned on the day of his declaration as Kaiser that now his beloved Prussia was gone.
These stories from Sir Manatee are so lovely. Stories I haven't heard, told with a soft and lovely voice and illustrated and explained with both cute and pedagogic illustrations. This comment is very much for the algorithm of UA-cam. I am still upset about how few who have discovered or follow this channel. 🙂
To this day I don't really understand the reverence for Ludwig and the icon-status that he has gained after his death. You'll still find his picture all across Bavaria and people will refer to him specifically as "our good old king". Why? The remnant of a more loyalist era? The mystery of his death? The beautiful (but massively expensive) castles? As the man who ultimately agreed to let Bavaria join the German empire, he should be quite controversial in the ever-separatist Bavarian mindset. So that's always been curious. The "good old king" who, on paper, seems like a tragic pityful figure through and through.
Certain people were not fond of our Kaiser...so he is what we are left with. He also was the last sovereign of our nation as a state. Yet I must add, that being German is more important than being Bavarian.
''cause its bavaria! These guys constantly try to differentiate themselfs from the rest of germany and are considered a 'special' people by the rest of us. Honstly, its a positive feedback loop that Ludwig is merely a symthom of,
The king was very good swimmer and he had no tendency of committing suicide... Gudeen's body showed a blow to the head... This is no suicide...but political murder.
Such a sad story...and very well-done. You got all of the main and most important points. I'm sure he was murdered and I hope that one day the truth will be known!
The Khan of Afghanistan in 1885 was likened by Lord Curzon to one of those warlords of the middle aged constrained by the Industrial Age, a kind of Timur for the Nineteenth Century. A ruthless fellow! It would have been rather amusing if Ludwig had tried to displace him, though I doubt very much he would have succeeded.
Oktoberfest? Bavaria and it's people has a lot of things to be proud of and people will come anyway even without him or hist castles. I don't see how this specific delusional King is something to be proud of.
I've been fascinated by Ludwig ever since I saw the 2012 German biopic with Sabin Tambrea. It's quite historically accurate and portrays Ludwig as a complex figure, a daydreamer with volatile temper who wasn't a good king, but still deserves some sympathy because, behind all the castle building and junk, he was actually a pretty tragic figure. It's interesting to compare him to his contemporary, Franz Joseph I., who also became an emperor at a young age and faced just as many challenges, but for all his faults was willing to face them, keeping the country together throughout most of his reign (and then he started the war that destroyed it but shhhh!).
well if ludwig builded those castles in antartica....antartica would have a tourist base economy now whatever....good video and i do not know if your bavarian but ok these castle have a beautifiul design but...sorry i gotta a real at just 20 minutes from home and castel del monte at one hour so...
Wagner is well known for being queer, that is, at least bi-emotional. The fact the author of this video glossed over this fact and just mentioned them as friends, plus only as a footnote mentioned King Ludwig as being rumoured to have had 'homoerotic relationships' points to some pretty blatant straightwashing.
It remains one of the most absurd things in the world that normal people think they are the authority over someone else having a psychological disability. It's as if only white people get to decide whether someone is black, or straight people get to decide whether someone is gay. Obviously the main motivation for all the people who wanted to declare Ludwig to have a psychological disability was power, not the desire to save a terribly ill person from having to undergo a life that puts him in situations his weaker than average brain cannot handle. There is - of course - also nothing wrong with not socializing. Not socializing is not "SELF-IMPOSED EXILE" (the horror!) or "ISOLATION!". Not socializing is simply enjoying a quiet life. There's nothing wrong with that. Obviously when you are a King, people do demand of you that you socialize. But in itself, enjoying a quiet life is very much not some horrible crime.
The tragedy of his life and the betrayl by the germans at this time is the reason why all bavarians hate the germans and our only native word for germans: Preißn is also used as one of the most harsh insults you can make a jole about a bavarians mother befire you can call him a preiß We have a very beloved song where it is sung: Dr Gudden un d'Pissmarck Weychma aa nen Foischen Kanzler g'nennt! Dey han di in See neig'stessn so se di vo hint ogrennt! Dr Guuden and Bissmark (pissmarck) that is also called the wrong chanselor! Dit drowned you in the lake as they tossed you inside cowardly
I mean, I'd rather live under the absurd dictatorship of one man than to live under the absurd dictatorship of millions of people who very much like a noble or a politician say they want everyone to have a good life but actually don't because they're poisonous jealous of anyone who is worse off than they are but gets even a tiny morsel of something for nothing.
Imagine becoming king at 18... and having to watch the realm your ancestors entrusted to you crumble piece by piece every day. That must've sucked. Great vid tho!
While being gay in the 1800s. Really really must have sucked
@@Lucas_Antar Poor guy.
Wrong place. Wrong time.
Must be like being slammed with a truck full of bricks.
A fun little fact is that Ludwig II of Bavaria is that he admired King Louis XIV of France so much that he wanted to be the premier example of royal absolutism of his epoque just like his ''counterpart''. He went so far as to designate himself as the ''Moon-King'', a self-created epiphet inspired from that of the former's ''Sun-King''.
I guess he realized that he was so far out that only the Moon could reach for him to bring him back to reality.
Excellent video!
He was also, funny enough, Ludwig great-great-great-great-grand godson of Louis XIV. His grandfather and eponymous predecessor Ludwig I was Louis XVI’s god son
This channel is almost at the 1000 mark! I'm glad it's starting to receive more recognition, I love these videos!
Fun Fact: Ludwig II refused to attend the proclamation of the German Empire in the hall of mirrors out of protest. His successor Ludwig III would later be said by historians to have a secret agenda to try and wrestle power away from the Kingdom of Prussia within the German Empire. Which, looking back at, is hilarious.
The expensive castles have paid for themselves with all the tourism incomes.. And the castles are just magnificant on the outside, the inside are just as splendid and impressive - especially the linderhof palace IMHO. His support for Wagner helped to create music on an advanced level like never before.
To be fair though, the Kingdom of Bavaria didn't end with the unification of Germany, Bavarian even had it's separate foreign policy while it was part of German. In a way the Kaiserreich had some similarities with the HRE, just more modernized and centralized.
True, but that was not the way the Kings have seen to it. Even Wilhelm I bemoaned on the day of his declaration as Kaiser that now his beloved Prussia was gone.
Yeah, and I’m pretty sure that the Bavarian monarchy wasn’t abolished until the end of World War I.
Ludwig II: No! I’ll make the perfect kingdom of peace and-
Bismarck: I’ll give you 6 million Marks to f**k off
Ludwig II: (caresses money) :o
These stories from Sir Manatee are so lovely. Stories I haven't heard, told with a soft and lovely voice and illustrated and explained with both cute and pedagogic illustrations.
This comment is very much for the algorithm of UA-cam. I am still upset about how few who have discovered or follow this channel. 🙂
Man, just happening to watch this on the 25th of August (Ludwid II's Birthday) hits different!!!
Ah yes, unser Märchenkönig and his death in the Starnberger lake fascinates me to this very day
Well at least he gave Disney a castle to build an empire upon.
To this day I don't really understand the reverence for Ludwig and the icon-status that he has gained after his death. You'll still find his picture all across Bavaria and people will refer to him specifically as "our good old king". Why? The remnant of a more loyalist era? The mystery of his death? The beautiful (but massively expensive) castles?
As the man who ultimately agreed to let Bavaria join the German empire, he should be quite controversial in the ever-separatist Bavarian mindset. So that's always been curious. The "good old king" who, on paper, seems like a tragic pityful figure through and through.
Certain people were not fond of our Kaiser...so he is what we are left with.
He also was the last sovereign of our nation as a state.
Yet I must add, that being German is more important than being Bavarian.
@@ogerpinata1703 Regionalism is superior to nationalism
He sounds very incompetent and didn't have the Kingdoms interests at heart
@@ogerpinata1703 is that true for Bavarians?
''cause its bavaria! These guys constantly try to differentiate themselfs from the rest of germany and are considered a 'special' people by the rest of us. Honstly, its a positive feedback loop that Ludwig is merely a symthom of,
Ludwig II, the chad. Such a shame he was betrayed by his trecerous ministers like that... I wish all the castles he planned could be made!
buon giorno
He sold his land and all the people on it to build his projects!
@sebastiansteidle6238 not really!
Calling a person who destroyed his own country a Chad is… a choice on your part
Hey, I just discovered your channel...
It is nice quality content and fits exactly my interests. Keep up the great work :) I will tune in
This man is the definition of an anime drama
My man just wanted to be a king! 😢
Ludwig II is Ace of Clubs ♣REST IN POWER Blessings and HUGS 👑💜
I wondered how you are able to pronounce the names so perfectly - then i saw that you are a Seekuh ;)
In der Tat ;D
@@SirManateeePardon my ignorance. What does Seekuh mean?
@@Valizan Seekuh = "sea cow" aka manatee in German.
Very good video but i think you made a mistake in 4:08 because the Peace of Prague was in 1866 and not 1886
He has a boardgame in his name (A very good one by the way).
That is the most German honour a German can have these days. :P
The king was very good swimmer and he had no tendency of committing suicide... Gudeen's body showed a blow to the head... This is no suicide...but political murder.
Such a sad story...and very well-done. You got all of the main and most important points. I'm sure he was murdered and I hope that one day the truth will be known!
Ok... a posh manatee is exactly what I need in my life. Subscribed.
Genuinely your funniest video and they are all good
Imagine diagnosing someone with PARANOIA and assigning the treatment: Lock em up and keep them under constant surveillance. That is pure evil.
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The Khan of Afghanistan in 1885 was likened by Lord Curzon to one of those warlords of the middle aged constrained by the Industrial Age, a kind of Timur for the Nineteenth Century. A ruthless fellow! It would have been rather amusing if Ludwig had tried to displace him, though I doubt very much he would have succeeded.
Tbf, Ludwig was attractive
THE ONLY REASON FOLKS EVEN VISIT US! I shall never hold a grudge against him!
Oktoberfest? Bavaria and it's people has a lot of things to be proud of and people will come anyway even without him or hist castles. I don't see how this specific delusional King is something to be proud of.
your map is missing augsburg
he's just like me fr fr
I mean I'd rather build fairytale level castles than go to war but that's just me
Same here. Obviously Ludwig and us are wrong and the millions of normal people who wanted to kill each other were right.
Holy crap, look at that hair! 0:31 He may have been nuts, but that hair is kickass on his face! HAWT! As the kids would say.
9:02 he's just like me fr fr
Those were not the borders of Brazil, Egypt and Afghanistan!
Rather odd he insists on using those terrible black white maps and be wrong
This place is better than Disney no lies
Just read a good and entertaining biography in verse of Ludwig in the new POTTED PORTRAITS book.
I've been fascinated by Ludwig ever since I saw the 2012 German biopic with Sabin Tambrea. It's quite historically accurate and portrays Ludwig as a complex figure, a daydreamer with volatile temper who wasn't a good king, but still deserves some sympathy because, behind all the castle building and junk, he was actually a pretty tragic figure. It's interesting to compare him to his contemporary, Franz Joseph I., who also became an emperor at a young age and faced just as many challenges, but for all his faults was willing to face them, keeping the country together throughout most of his reign (and then he started the war that destroyed it but shhhh!).
They didn't have to put the guy suffering from paranoia "under constant surveillance", that seems a bit too on the nose.
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why is he so swarthy?
Middle Easterners bright civilization to Europe. The so Anatolian farmer migration
They’re only charitable to strangers@@waffelmeister9477
well if ludwig builded those castles in antartica....antartica would have a tourist base economy now
whatever....good video and i do not know if your bavarian but ok these castle have a beautifiul design but...sorry i gotta a real at just 20 minutes from home and castel del monte at one hour so...
They removed him as King & replaced him with a certifiable madman who needed regen to rule in his stead.
A manatee in a top hat who insists he's been knighted calling Ludwig delusional? Pot, kettle, etc.
Why is this horrible music playing on in the background of the entire video?
Are you German
Wait... Was the whole Wagner and Ludwig friendship a metaphor for a scandalous gay affair?
After reading your comment, I realize that that could have very well been the case lol
Actually no. Wagner had a female lover in his bavarian period.
An unrequited gay crush, perhaps? Wagner doesn't seem to have been gay, but he certainly appreciated the money and power lol.
Wagner is well known for being queer, that is, at least bi-emotional. The fact the author of this video glossed over this fact and just mentioned them as friends, plus only as a footnote mentioned King Ludwig as being rumoured to have had 'homoerotic relationships' points to some pretty blatant straightwashing.
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It remains one of the most absurd things in the world that normal people think they are the authority over someone else having a psychological disability. It's as if only white people get to decide whether someone is black, or straight people get to decide whether someone is gay.
Obviously the main motivation for all the people who wanted to declare Ludwig to have a psychological disability was power, not the desire to save a terribly ill person from having to undergo a life that puts him in situations his weaker than average brain cannot handle.
There is - of course - also nothing wrong with not socializing. Not socializing is not "SELF-IMPOSED EXILE" (the horror!) or "ISOLATION!". Not socializing is simply enjoying a quiet life. There's nothing wrong with that. Obviously when you are a King, people do demand of you that you socialize. But in itself, enjoying a quiet life is very much not some horrible crime.
The king was definitely murdered
Bad king… still based
He’s my husband don’t be mean to him - I am very much the black swan queen
So he was an introverted nerd. Not only king of Bavaria but also king of nerds
King Ludwig the 2 with his Tischlein Deck Dich!
The tragedy of his life and the betrayl by the germans at this time is the reason why all bavarians hate the germans and our only native word for germans: Preißn is also used as one of the most harsh insults you can make a jole about a bavarians mother befire you can call him a preiß
We have a very beloved song where it is sung: Dr Gudden un d'Pissmarck
Weychma aa nen Foischen Kanzler g'nennt!
Dey han di in See neig'stessn so se di vo hint ogrennt!
Dr Guuden and Bissmark (pissmarck) that is also called the wrong chanselor!
Dit drowned you in the lake as they tossed you inside cowardly
Ludwig was a bum as a king, total dirt bag but his death does look like murder
I really agree with his absolutist stand points and the quote referencing how democracy is poison
I mean, I'd rather live under the absurd dictatorship of one man than to live under the absurd dictatorship of millions of people who very much like a noble or a politician say they want everyone to have a good life but actually don't because they're poisonous jealous of anyone who is worse off than they are but gets even a tiny morsel of something for nothing.
"Powerful state" and "Bavaria" does not add up well. Makes 0 sense