Ludwig I of Bavaria


 
 

Ludwig I (or Louis I, which is the French form of his name) (August 25, 1786 – February 29, 1868) was king of Bavaria from 1825 until 1848.

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He was the son of Maximilian I and Wilhelmine of Hessen-Darmstadt. In 1810 he married Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792-1854), the wedding being the occasion of the first Oktoberfest. He succeeded his father on the throne in 1825 and patronised the arts.

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He moved the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t from Landshut to Munich in 1826.

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Ludwig became tainted with scandals associated with one of his mistresses, Lola Montez and he abdicated on March 20, 1848 in favour of his son, king Maximilian II of Bavaria.

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He was the father of:

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