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The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee
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How it came to be
Ludwig II became King of Bavaria in 1864 at the age of 18 and soon summoned the composer Richard Wagner to his court. Between 1868 and 1886 he had four palaces built to give form to his ideals.
Neuschwanstein's foundation stone was laid in 1869, following designs by the stage painter Christian Jank that evoked Wagner's operas. Linderhof was finished in 1878, the year work began on Herrenchiemsee, modelled on Versailles. The King's House on Schachen, high in the mountains, received an Oriental-style hall.
By 1885 the king owed about 14 million marks. He was effectively deposed on 12 June 1886 and found dead in Lake Starnberg the next day. Neuschwanstein, with only about 15 of more than 200 planned rooms finished, opened to the public on 1 August 1886.
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