#74 Germany

Ludwig II (Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is sometimes referred to as the Swan King in English and der Märchenkönig (the Fairy tale King) in German.

Ludwig is best known as an eccentric whose legacy is intertwined with the history of art and architecture, as he commissioned the construction of several extravagant fantasy castles (the most famous being Neuschwanstein) and was a devoted patron of the composer Richard Wagner. King Ludwig is generally well liked and still revered by many in Bavaria today as his legacy of grandiose castle building lives on in form of massive tourist revenue. (via Wikipedia

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