Ludwig II of Bavaria

[Christian L]

yesterday i visited neuschwanstein and now i would like to know what awards ludwig II is enabled for wearing - and the grad?
and why does he moestly wears the medals of his medalbar in austrian style?
thanks for your help christian

[JensF.]

Shame on me... I have never been in Neuschwanstein, but I'm planning a visit!!! It is a wonderful castle; Ludwig II. was really an artist, if you look at his castles AND at the medals he instituted, like the Bavarian MVO. Wasn't the St. Michaels Orden also instituted by him?

[Daniel Krause]

Hi,

As King he was automatically the Grand Master of the Bavarian Orders and was entitled to wear all of them in their highest grade. Normally he shows with a Hubertus Grand Cross, George Grand Cross (or just the stars) and had Order of Michael and Order of the Crown on the medal bar.

Ludwig himself instituted the Ludwig Order (nothing more that a rare long service award) AND the Military Merit Order.

What You mean with Austrian style ribbon is just the earlier Bavarian style it is more like a pentagon.

Best regards

Daniel

[Christian L]

thanks for your repllies.
and yes, it's more than only nice there - it's great, wounderfull,...!!!!! (all together)
and if you visit schloß linderhof you will see, that he was a genius and not an psycho!
he has in this building electric light!
and some other thecnical toys!
and he studied architectur and planed all by himself!
and no governmernt money, only his own money was spend on building all of that!
at last i only can say, visit it by your self!!!
christian

[Daniel Krause]

naja naja his own money.... the taxpayer also did something
AND
he got 10 mio from Bismark for the Kaiserbrief to pay his bills.

[Christian L]

ok daniel,
but he was better than some others - i don't say names
but at all - a genius of a king!
christian

[Daniel Krause]

Hi Christian, I do not at all consider him as a fool or idiot as some ignorant guys are doing.
He was a tragic figure in his time and simply he was "different than the others".

Beste Grüße

Daniel