1. Neuschwanstein

2. Die romantische Straße
Theme route along the highway in Bayern
Many castles
Neuschwanstein

3. Ludwig II. Born 25. August 1845 Died 13. June 1886
Schloss Nymphenburg
Died 13. June 1886
Starnberger See
King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886
Was only 19

4. Ludwig II.
Also known as:
Swan King
Märchenkönig
Mad King Ludwig

5. His Castles

6. Schloss Linderhof 1869 - 1886 Only one he lived to see completed
Bayern
Smallest of his three castles

8. Neues Schloss Herrenchiemsee
1878 – 1885
Unfinished
Bayern
Only stayed in it for a few days in September 1885
Ludwig II admired Louis XIV of France
Was supposed to be an equivalent to Versailles

10. Schloss Neuschwanstein
1869 construction began
Never finished
Meant as a homage to Richard Wagner
Interior tapestries based on Wagner’s operas
Only lived in the palace for 172 days

12. Ludwig II. - Death Still debated
Found head and shoulders above the water line
Him and his doctor
Doctor showed signs of strangulation
???

13. König Ludwig II.
“I wish to remain an eternal enigma to myself and to others.”
Did he succeed?