In today's video, we will examine the life and mysterious death of Ludwig II, Bavaria's most famous monarch. We'll focus on his role in the German wars of unification, his love for castles, and his mental state.

If you like my videos and want to make sure that I make more of them, you can support me here: https://kofi.com/sirmanatee

Page used to convert marks into euros: https://www.bundesbank.de/resource/bl...

Paper arguing in favour of Ludwig's sanity: https://www.springermedizin.de/warda...

Paper arguing against Ludwig's sanity: https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Sources:
O. Hilmes, 'Ludwig II.: Der unzeitgemäße König' (Munich: Siedler, 2013).
S. F. Kellerhoff, 'Wie Bismarck mit viel Schmiergeld König Ludwig II. von Bayern bestach', Welt, 14 January 2021.
H. Kratzer, 'Der "Kini" wollte weg aus Bayern', Süddeutsche Zeitung, 19 Decembre 2017.
C. McIntosh, 'Ludwig II of Bavaria: The Swan King' (London: I.B.Tauris, 1997)

Music Used:
Wagner Faust