Touristic, glorious and romantic, some of Germany's best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II's castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

Once upon a time in the 19th century, far, far away in the Bavarian Alps of Germany, there lived an eccentric king, Ludwig II. In 1869, Ludwig commissioned a castle that he wanted built high above the ...

After falling into serious debt through castle building and a habit of supporting artists, King Ludwig II was declared insane and unfit to rule by doctors that never even examined him. What happened ...

There's a reason it looks like something from a fairy tale. Neuschwanstein Castle, which literally translates to "New Swan Stone" Castle, is located in the region of Bavaria in southeastern Germany.

Ringo Starr was so proud to play a Ludwig drum set during the Beatles’ first televised appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 that he asked William F. Ludwig II to build a special set for him ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “His death became a famous cold case,” Beta said about the drama about the royal. “But who was he really? Ludwig is a cinematic ...

An object of fascination to such filmmakers as William Dieterle and Luchino Visconti, the eccentric Ludwig II ruled Bavaria from 1864 to ’86, enriching its cultural life even as he allowed his ...

Touristic, glorious, and romantic, some of Germany's best attractions are in Bavaria. My favorites are three of King Ludwig II’s castles: stocky Hohenschwangau, his boyhood home; the nearby and ...

Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King, is a legendary figure - the handsome boy-king, loved by his people, betrayed by his cabinet and found dead ...