King Ludwig II of Bavaria Part 2: Unhappily Ever After | 10
Even The Royals
Wondery
4.4 • 844 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In part one, Ludwig II reluctantly became king when his father died. But instead of leading his country, he poured his money and time into the operas of Richard Wagner. Now, members of the king’s own government are plotting his demise. But this only makes Ludwig dive deeper into his next flight of fantasy: building giant castles. As the bills rack up, so does reality. Ludwig’s obsession with fantasy worlds is about to make his real life a living nightmare.
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| 0:00.0 | Wonderry Plus subscribers can listen to Even the Royals early and ad-free right now. |
| 0:04.1 | Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:07.8 | A quick note about our show. |
| 0:09.5 | We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your boring high school history class, |
| 0:14.7 | so some details and scenes are dramatized. |
| 0:17.7 | This episode contains discussions of suicide that some listeners may find distressing. |
| 0:22.8 | There's also swearing and some serious theater kid energy throughout, so please be advised. |
| 0:37.2 | It's June 13, 1886. King Lutvig I hunches over his plate at the dining table in Schlossberg, |
| 0:45.1 | a royal castle that's located about 20 miles south of Munich. He's 40 years old now and doesn't look |
| 0:50.7 | anything like the thin 18-year-old who first inherited the Bavarian throne. |
| 0:55.1 | Yeah, who would? |
| 0:56.6 | Exactly. |
| 0:57.8 | But King Lutvig is puffy and overweight |
| 0:59.8 | after years of extravagant feasts. |
| 1:02.5 | Now, to be fair, he's more of a soup guy now, |
| 1:05.3 | and that's because he only has about four teeth left. |
| 1:08.7 | Oh, no. |
| 1:09.8 | Shout out to modern dental care. Outside, dark storm clouds |
| 1:15.1 | gather around the Alps, but Ludwig pays no attention to the thunder rumbling in the distance. |
| 1:20.7 | He just sips his wine and savors the taste. He looks around at all the grand art he's collected. |
| 1:27.0 | He has worked his whole life to bring more beauty to this world. |
| 1:30.8 | But in this moment, it all feels so suffocating. |
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