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Ludwig III of Bavaria

1845 - 1921

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Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; 7 January 1845 – 18 October 1921) was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. Initially, he served in the Bavarian military as a lieutenant and went on to hold the rank of Oberleutnant during the Austro-Prussian War. He entered politics at the age of 18 becoming a member of the Bavarian parliament and was a keen participant in politics, supporting electoral reforms. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludwig III of Bavaria has received more than 1,328,161 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig III of Bavaria is the 1,317th most popular politician (down from 1,260th in 2019), the 356th most popular biography from Germany (down from 349th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular German Politician.

Ludwig III was the king of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886. He was the grandson of King Ludwig I and the son of King Maximilian II. He was also the last king of Bavaria.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ludwig III of Bavaria ranks 1,317 out of 19,576. Before him are Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, Louis I of Spain, Esarhaddon, Talal of Jordan, Ion Iliescu, and Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. After him are Tipu Sultan, Ur-Nammu, Al-Kamil, Christian V of Denmark, Isaac Herzog, and Uzun Hasan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Ludwig III of Bavaria ranks 12. Before him are Gabriel Lippmann, Gabriel Fauré, Élie Metchnikoff, Amadeo I of Spain, Carl Spitteler, and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. After him are Abai Qunanbaiuly, Nikola Pašić, Edmond James de Rothschild, Paul Vidal de La Blache, Ion Ivanovici, and George Darwin. Among people deceased in 1921, Ludwig III of Bavaria ranks 6. Before him are Enrico Caruso, Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Kropotkin, Gabriel Lippmann, and Peter I of Serbia. After him are Carl Menger, Alfred Hermann Fried, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Talaat Pasha, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, and Nicholas I of Montenegro.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludwig III of Bavaria ranks 356 out of 7,253. Before him are Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808), Ulrike Meinhof (1934), Emil Kraepelin (1856), Thomas à Kempis (1380), Theodor Schwann (1810), and Otto Dix (1891). After him are Christian V of Denmark (1646), Paul Hindemith (1895), Alexander Grothendieck (1928), Heinrich Schütz (1585), Heinrich Mann (1871), and Konrad Zuse (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Ludwig III of Bavaria ranks 102. Before him are Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), Karl Haushofer (1869), Fritz Sauckel (1894), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), and Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567). After him are Christian V of Denmark (1646), Ernst Thälmann (1886), Joachim Gauck (1940), Chlodio (393), Christopher of Bavaria (1416), and Leo von Caprivi (1831).

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