Resultado de búsqueda
Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, (German: Ludwig der Fromme; 1 January 1554, in Stuttgart – 28 August 1593, in Stuttgart) was a German nobleman. He was the Duke of Württemberg, from 1568 until his death. The only surviving son of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, he succeeded him on his death on 28
- Louis
Via this marriage, Louis is an ancestor of Felipe VI of...
- Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
Duke Eberhard Louis (18 September 1676 – 31 October 1733)...
- William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg. William Louis (7 January...
- Louis
Louis III, Duke of Württemberg (1554–1593) Louis III, Cardinal of Guise (1575–1621) Louis III, Prince of Condé (1668–1710) Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1806–1877) Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845–1921) Category: Human name disambiguation pages.
- Early Life
- Marriage and Children
- Service and Politics
- Regent of Bavaria
- King of Bavaria
- Final Years
- Sources
- External Links
Ludwig was born in Munich, the eldest son of Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria and of his wife, Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria (daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany). He was a descendant of both Louis XIV of France and William the Conqueror. Hailing from Florence, Auguste always spoke in Italian to her four children. Ludwig was...
In June 1867, Ludwig visited Vienna to attend the funeral of his cousin, Archduchess Mathilda of Austria (daughter of his father's sister Princess Hildegard of Bavaria). While there, Ludwig met Mathilde's eighteen-year-old step-cousin Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria-Este, the only daughter of the late Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austri...
Throughout his life, Ludwig took a great interest in agriculture. From 1868, he was the Honorary President of the Central Committee of the Bavarian Agricultural Society. In 1875, he bought Leutstetten Castle and made it a model farm. He was also very interested in technology, particularly water power. In 1891 at his initiation, the Bavarian Canal S...
On 12 December 1912, Ludwig's father Luitpold died. Luitpold had been an active participant in the deposition of his nephew, King Ludwig II, and had also acted as prince regent for his other nephew, King Otto. Although Otto had nominally been king since 1886, he had been under medical supervision since 1883 and it had long been understood that he w...
Ludwig's short reign was conservative and influenced by the Catholic encyclical Rerum novarum. Prime Minister Georg von Hertling, appointed by Luitpold in 1912, remained in office. Also as King Ludwig lived in the Wittelsbacher Palais rather than in the Munich Residenz. At the outbreak of World War I in 1914 Ludwig sent an official dispatch to Berl...
Ludwig III returned to Bavaria. His wife, Maria Theresia, died 3 February 1919 at Wildenwart Castle/Chiemgau. In February 1919, Eisner was assassinated; fearing that he might be the victim of a counter-assassination, Ludwig fled to Hungary, later moving on to Liechtenstein and Switzerland. He returned to Bavaria in April 1920 and lived at Wildenwar...
Ludwig III. von Bayern, 1845–1921, Ein König auf der Suche nach seinem Volk, by Alfons Beckenbauer (Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet, 1987). The standard modern biography.Ludwig, Prinz von Bayern, Ein Lebens und Charakterbild, by Hans Reidelbach (München: Eduard Pohls, 1905). Particularly good for Ludwig's early life.Von der Umsturznacht bis zur Totenbahre: Die letzte Leidenszeit König Ludwigs III., by Arthur Achleitner (Dillingen: Veduka, 1922). A detailed work about the last three years of Ludwig's life.Ludwig III. König von Bayern: Skizzen aus seiner Lebensgeschichte, by Hubert Glaser (Prien: Verkerhrsverband Chiemsee, 1995). An illustrated catalogue of an exhibition held in Wildenwart in 1995.Media related to Ludwig III of Bavariaat Wikimedia CommonsNewspaper clippings about Ludwig III of Bavaria in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBWLuis III de Wurtemberg (en alemán: Ludwig III. von Württemberg; Stuttgart, 1 de enero de 1554-ibidem, 28 de agosto de 1593), apodado el Piadoso (der Fromme), fue un noble alemán. Fue el quinto gobernante del Ducado de Wurtemberg , desde 1568 hasta su muerte.
