The moon-king, the moon king, the fairy-tale king, the dreamy boy who adored the opera, developed culture and built fairy-tale castles, whose infantilism was used by detractors to topple him from the throne and kill .The heartbreaking story of Ludwig the Second of Bavaria can be told by all Bavarians, showing a beautiful portrait of a black-haired young man in a suit and with a sword and offering to visit the castles built by this king .Yes, Bavarians do not lie .But they do not tell the whole truth, which is quite unseemly .And is it worth telling the truth about whose creations bring the country the same income as one of the shops of the Mercedes plant? It is enough to look at the photos of the countries and the pictures of the Bavarian castles to understand why tourists are trying to go there in droves, trying to get to each of these amazing places..And then, whoever wants, learns about the castles of Bavaria and about the history of their construction itself .For example, from this article, which is just about what actually was Ludwig the Second .And for which he was given the nickname the king-moon .

Heir of the Crown Prince Maximilian and Crown Princess Maria Frideriky ascended to the throne at the age of 18 and immediately began to support the culture .He helped get out of poverty to composer Richard Wagner .It was thanks to his financial support that the famous opera The Ring of the Nibelungs was written .Then there was the war with Prussia, during which the king for the first and last time traveled the country .The peace treaty deprived Bavaria of parts of the territories and a good part of the treasury .And then Ludwig retired to his romantic dreams and began to build the Bavarian castles that glorified him, beautiful and majestic .He guided the country through letters to ministers .And all would be nothing, but the construction of such serious architectural objects, such as Neuschweinstein, Linderhof, Herrenchiemsee, the royal house in Shahn - all this did not have the best effect on the state of Bavaria .As a result, the king was deprived of the throne, and a couple of days later his corpse was found in the lake .

And what was he called the king-moon? Alas, this is not the most romantic story. The fact is that in the spree, accompanied by abundant libations, the king began to confuse the day with the night. And by analogy with his idol the Sun King, Ludwig was called the king-moon.

However, the influence of Ludwig Bavarian on culture should not be underestimated. The fact is that (according to historians) the famous "Swan Lake" Tchaikovsky wrote after he visited Neuschweinstein and saw from his balcony a swan lake. And Neuschweinstein was also inspired by those who built the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Paris Disneyland. About the support of culture and assistance to Wagner we have already mentioned. It's a pity that Bavaria survived the reign of Ludwig II with difficulty.