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Ludwig III of Bavaria

1845 - 1921

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Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfred; 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. Later in life, he served as regent and de facto head of state from 1912 to 1913, ruling for his cousin, Otto. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig III of Bavaria is the 1,651st most popular politician (down from 1,317th in 2019), the 416th most popular biography from Germany (down from 356th in 2019) and the 118th 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 1,651 out of 19,576. Before him are Kurt Georg Kiesinger, Theodore I Laskaris, Frances Cleveland, Emir Abdelkader, Michel Temer, and Michael II. After him are John Sigismund Zápolya, Majorian, Coloman, King of Hungary, Pontiac, Alexios V Doukas, and Maria II of Portugal.

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Among people born in 1845, Ludwig III of Bavaria ranks 11. Before him are Georg Cantor, Gabriel Fauré, George I of Greece, Élie Metchnikoff, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, and Amadeo I of Spain. After him are Carl Spitteler, Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, George Reid, Nikola Pašić, Abai Qunanbaiuly, and John Sparrow David Thompson. Among people deceased in 1921, Ludwig III of Bavaria ranks 11. Before him are Prince Louis of Battenberg, Nicholas I of Montenegro, Peter I of Serbia, Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, and Alfred Hermann Fried. After him are Carl Menger, Talaat Pasha, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, `Abdu'l-Bahá, John Boyd Dunlop, and Antoni Grabowski.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ludwig III of Bavaria ranks 416 out of 7,253. Before him are Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652), Georg von Hertling (1843), Michael Wittmann (1914), Carl Ritter (1779), Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (1731). After him are Franz Bopp (1791), Richard von Weizsäcker (1920), Karl Haushofer (1869), Alexander Grothendieck (1928), Karen Horney (1885), and Christian III of Denmark (1503).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Ludwig III of Bavaria ranks 118. Before him are Rupert, King of Germany (1352), Ernst Thälmann (1886), Chlodio (393), Maria of Yugoslavia (1900), Georg von Hertling (1843), and Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904). After him are Richard von Weizsäcker (1920), Karl Haushofer (1869), Christian III of Denmark (1503), Leo von Caprivi (1831), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), and Frederick I of Sweden (1676).

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