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Ludwig I of Bavaria

1786 - 1868

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Ludwig I or Louis I (German: Ludwig I.; 25 August 1786 – 29 February 1868) was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was crown prince, he was involved in the Napoleonic Wars. As king, he encouraged Bavaria's industrialization, initiating the Ludwig Canal between the rivers Main and the Danube. In 1835, the first German railway was constructed in his domain, between the cities of Fürth and Nuremberg, with his Bavaria joining the Zollverein economic union in 1834. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig I of Bavaria is the 1,036th most popular politician (up from 1,268th in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from France (up from 455th in 2019) and the 88th most popular French Politician.

Ludwig I of Bavaria is most famous for the building of castles and palaces, such as Neuschwanstein Castle.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ludwig I of Bavaria ranks 1,036 out of 19,576. Before him are Edith Roosevelt, Hezekiah, Faisal II of Iraq, Peleus, Brennus, and Marwan I. After him are Henry I of England, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Konstantin von Neurath, Adolphe Thiers, Edmund Burke, and Constantine II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1786, Ludwig I of Bavaria ranks 4. Before him are Carl Maria von Weber, William R. King, and Christian VIII of Denmark. After him are François Arago, Wilhelm Grimm, John Vianney, Marie Walewska, Michel Eugène Chevreul, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Friedrich Kuhlau, and Davy Crockett. Among people deceased in 1868, Ludwig I of Bavaria ranks 5. Before him are Gioachino Rossini, Léon Foucault, James Buchanan, and August Ferdinand Möbius. After him are Mongkut, Tewodros II, August Schleicher, David Brewster, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, William T. G. Morton, and Franz Berwald.

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In France

Among people born in France, Ludwig I of Bavaria ranks 342 out of 6,770. Before him are Édouard Daladier (1884), Guillaume de Machaut (1300), Chlothar I (498), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645), and Pope Stephen IX (1020). After him are Adolphe Thiers (1797), Désirée Clary (1777), Constantine II (316), Chrétien de Troyes (1135), Sophie Germain (1776), and Olivier Messiaen (1908).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Ludwig I of Bavaria ranks 88. Before him are John I of France (1316), William Longsword (893), Elisabeth of France (1602), Édouard Daladier (1884), Chlothar I (498), and Salome Zourabichvili (1952). After him are Adolphe Thiers (1797), Constantine II (316), Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1275), Anne of Brittany (1477), Baldwin I of Jerusalem (1058), and Diane de Poitiers (1499).

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