Louis II: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Wilfrid Blunt, The Dream King: Ludwig II of Bavaria (1970, reissued 1984).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jun 09, 2026
Modified title of Web site: Heritage History - King Ludwig Second of Bavaria. Apr 09, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - King Ludwig Second of Bavaria. Oct 18, 2025
Anniversary information added. Aug 21, 2025
Add new Web site: UCL Discovery - The Failed Heroism of Ludwig II of Bavaria (PDF). Feb 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Cambridge University Library - The death of King Ludwig II. Dec 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Everyone Loves a Good Mystery: Death of Ludwig II of Bavaria. Jul 16, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Ludwig II of Bavaria: Suicide or Murder? How Did the Swan King Meet His End? Dec 30, 2022
Corrected display issue. Jan 14, 2020
Add new Web site: Neuschwanstein Castle - Biography of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Aug 29, 2019
Added video. Feb 23, 2015
Added video. Dec 05, 2014
Added new Web site: Pegasos - Biography of Louis II. Feb 08, 2008
Article revised. Mar 25, 1999
Article added to new online database. Mar 21, 1999
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