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Ludwig III
The King c. 1910s
King of Bavaria
Reign
5 November 1913 – 13 November 1918
Predecessor
Otto
Successor
Monarchy abolished
Prime Ministers
See list
Georg von Hertling Otto von Dandl
Born
(1845-01-07)7 January 1845 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation
Died
18 October 1921(1921-10-18) (aged 76) Sárvár, Kingdom of Hungary
Burial
Munich Frauenkirche
Spouse
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
(m. 1868; died 1919)
Issue
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Adelgunde, Princess of Hohenzollern Princess Maria, Duchess of Calabria Prince Karl Prince Franz Mathilde, Princess Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Wolfgang Princess Hildegarde Princess Notburga Wiltrud, Duchess of Urach Princess Helmtrud Princess Dietlinde Gundelinde, Countess of Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos
House
Wittelsbach
Father
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Mother
Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
Religion
Roman Catholic
Signature
Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; 7 January 1845 – 18 October 1921) 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-Prussian War. He entered politics at the age of 18 becoming a member of the Bavarian parliament and was a keen participant in politics, supporting electoral reforms. Later in life, he served as regent and de facto head of state from 1912 to 1913, ruling for his cousin, Otto. After the Bavarian parliament passed a law allowing him to do so, Ludwig deposed Otto and assumed the throne for himself. He led Bavaria during World War I. His short reign was seen as championing conservative causes and he was influenced by the Catholic encyclical Rerum novarum.
After the German Revolution of 1918–1919, the German Empire was dissolved and the Weimar Republic was created. As a result of this revolution, the Bavarian throne was abolished along with the other monarchies of the German states, ending the House of Wittelsbach's 738-year reign over Bavaria. Fearing that he might be a victim of an assassination, Ludwig fled to Hungary, Liechtenstein and then Switzerland. He returned to Bavaria in 1920 and lived at Wildenwart Castle. Ludwig would die shortly after, when he was staying at Nádasdy Mansion in Sárvár.
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