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Wikipedia: Ludwig II (Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm; sometimes rendered as Louis II in English) (25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is sometimes referred to as the Swan King in English and der Märchenkönig in German. Ludwig is sometimes referred to as Mad King Ludwig, though the accuracy of that label has been disputed.
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![The coat of arms of King Ludwig over the entrance to Schloss Neuschwanstein. [The coat of arms of King Ludwig over the entrance to Schloss Neuschwanstein.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ludwig_II_Wappen_s.jpg)
![Ludwig II with Richard Wagner, the composer of Lohengrin and many other romantic operas, at the piano [Ludwig II with Richard Wagner, the composer of Lohengrin and many other romantic operas, at the piano]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Wagner_Ludwig_s.jpg)
![Ludwig II's coronation portrait, 1865 [Ludwig II's coronation portrait, 1865]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/De_20_jarige_Ludwig_II_in_kroningsmantel_door_Ferdinand_von_Piloty_1865_s.jpg)
![Portrait of Ludwig II at the end of his life showing him as Grand Master of the Knights of St George [Portrait of Ludwig II at the end of his life showing him as Grand Master of the Knights of St George]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ludwig_II_portrait_by_Gabriel_Schachinger_s.jpg)
![Ludwig II of Bavaria towards the end of his life c.1882 [Ludwig II of Bavaria towards the end of his life c.1882]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria_Project_Gutenberg_eText_16431_s.jpg)
![Ludwig II and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria in 1867 [Ludwig II and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria in 1867]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ludwig_II_and_Sophie_of_Bavaria_s.jpg)