What is Ludwig II of Bavaria?
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Ludwig II | succession = [[King of Bavaria]] | image = Ludwig II of Bavaria.jpg | caption = Ludwig, {{c.|1874}} | reign = 10 March 1864 – {{nowrap|13 June 1886}} | coronation = | predecessor = [[Maximilian II of Bavaria|Maximilian II]] | successor = [[Otto of Bavaria|Otto]] | regent = {{list collapsed|title=''See list''|1=[[Baron Karl von Schrenck von Notzing]]<br />[[Max Ritter von Neumayr]]<br />[[Baron Karl Ludwig von der Pfordten]]<br />[[Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]]<br />[[Count Otto von Bray-Steinburg]]<br />[[Baron Friedrich von Hegnenberg-Dux]]<br />[[Adolph von Pfretzschner]]<br />[[Johann von Lutz]]}} | reg-type = {{nowrap|Prime Ministers}} | spouse = | full name = Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm | house = [[House of Wittelsbach|Wittelsbach]] | father = [[Maximilian II of Bavaria]] | mother = [[Marie of Prussia]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1845|8|25}} | birth_place = [[Nymphenburg Palace]], [[Munich]], [[Kingdom of Bavaria]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1886|6|13|1845|8|25}} | death_place = [[Lake Starnberg]], [[Kingdom of Bavaria]], [[German Empire]] | place of burial= [[St. Michael's Church, Munich|St. Michael's Church]], [[Munich]] | religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] }}'''Ludwig II''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Ludwig der Zweite von Bayern''; Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886) was king of [[Bavaria]] from [[1864]] until shortly before his death (Bavaria is now part of [[Germany]], but at that time it was a separate country). He is well known for his support for the [[composer]] [[Richard Wagner]]. He was the oldest grandson of [[Ludwig I of Bavaria]]. He is often referred to as the Mad King Ludwig because his behaviour was very odd. For example, he would leave his castle by climbing out of the window instead of walking out of the door. He is