#暑期创作大赛#
I don't know if everyone believes that there will be a pure friendship between men and women.
Today we want to tell the story between the "mad king Ludwig II" of Bavaria and the red-faced Sisi princess.
They are the most beautiful men and women of the Bavarian royal family, and they are also rare confidants and soulmates in this world.
Ludwig II
Both were haunted by emotional rumors, with Ludwig being rumored to be homosexual and Sissi being said to have had affairs with multiple members of the opposite sex.
However, in the poems of Princess Sissi, comparing herself to a seagull in the North Sea and Ludwig to a goshawk, they admire each other and write poems in congratulations.
Princess Sissi
Together, they are far from reality, immersing themselves in a fairy tale world, they don't even want to be human, they just want to be two creatures in the mountains.
Fairy tale prince Ludwig
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, is known today as "Fairy Tale King", "Swan King", "Mad King Ludwig". He was the eldest son of King Maximilian II of Bavaria and his mother was Princess Maria of Prussia. Ludwig also had a younger brother named Otto, and their ailing father was a very gentle and learned king who loved nature and often took his children on holidays in the High Swan Castle. The young Ludwig liked it very much, he had no interest in fighting for power, and for him it was better to study government affairs than to read a book or walk in the forest to feed the swans.
Ludwig as a teenager
At the age of 18, Ludwig succeeded to the throne. He was a very handsome young man, tall, with thick black hair, and a pair of azure eyes that were gentle as water. In addition, he is an elegant young man, noble temperament and rich in knowledge, almost everyone who sees him will be fascinated by him. This also made Ludwig the most popular king of Bavaria after his accession to the throne.
Ludwig II
Ludwig was obsessed with music and loved Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin. After he ascended the throne, he invited Wagner to Munich and became a patron and patron of musicians. Even said to Wagner: "I don't love women, I don't love my parents, I don't love my brothers, I don't love my relatives, there is no one for me to worry about, but you!" Such a strange statement inevitably led later generations to think that Ludwig was a homosexual, and even that he had an abnormal relationship with musicians 32 years older.
Friendship with my cousin
Ludwig's grandfather, King Ludwig I, and Sisi's mother, Marie Ludovica, were half-siblings. So Sisi and Ludwig II were actually a relationship between a cousin and a cousin. Elizabeth was 16 years old when she left Bavaria to marry into Austria, and Ludwig, as the crown prince, was just 8 years old, one was the daughter of the Duke of Ponz, the other was the crown prince, and the age difference was 8 years, naturally there was no intersection.
Princess Sissi
The two really became acquainted ten years later, when Ludwig inherited the throne, and the 18-year-old boy met his 26-year-old cousin Princess Sisi again, and they both saw their own reflection in each other's eyes. At this time, Ludwig was not the lonely king who lived in seclusion, but an idealistic young man for the world. Princess Sisi has passed the harsh reprimand of her mother-in-law, her daughter has died, she is no longer the innocent and lively little girl, but noble with a slightly sad look. Two young people, who also love art and poetry, both men and women who regard the palace as a prison become soul confidants.
Sisi and Ludwig II
The two often walk together and talk heart-to-heart, this pair of handsome men and women is the most beautiful scenery in the eyes of onlookers, but the two of them do not care, immersed in their own world, as if they are out of place in this world.
Ludwig with his fiancée Sophie
Ludwig II, a handsome and tall king, was not interested in women at all. His personal close friends were all men, and apart from his cousin, Empress Sisi of Austria, he had no desire to maintain friendships with other women. He was also forced by the people to be engaged to Sophie, the sister of Princess Sissi, but repeatedly delayed the marriage ceremony, and finally ended with the divorce.
Ludwig II
Since then, the rest of Sissi's family has avoided Ludwig, except Sissi, who still maintains a friendship with Ludwig. Some people speculate that Ludwig never married because he was in love with Princess Sisi, but I think Ludwig did not have that worldly desire for women.
Independence and seclusion
Ludwig II once said: "I am locked up in a golden wire birdcage ... I anxiously look forward to the good times of May so that I can leave this ominous city for a long time, when there will be no more action that can bind me, and I live here in boredom that I cannot shake off. After Bavaria was annexed to the Prussian Union, Ludwig became increasingly tired of politics, he did not want to see people, he was isolated, and the only person he wanted to visit was his cousin Princess Sisi. Gradually, there was a rumor in Bavaria that King Ludwig II was mentally dysfunctional.
Ludwig II
A countess who had seen Ludwig once wrote about this majesty in her diary: his mood changed too quickly, and his beautiful and dark eyes, sometimes eager and sometimes gentle, but this kind of eyes would suddenly become cold, showing a trace of cruelty... After a while, the king became a little sad and gentle again...
Neuschwanstein Castle built by Ludwig (winter view)
Two people who are unwilling to face the darkness of the world and obey the laws of the world and fulfill their obligations have embarked on a passive path of escape. Ludwig hid himself and busied himself with the construction of his palace, Neuschwanstein Castle; Princess Sisi traveled all over Europe, afraid of seeing people and reluctant to contact anyone.
Ludwig II
When others say Ludwig is crazy, only Princess Sisi will defend him. Her reading officer, Christomanos, stated her point: "Have you not noticed that in Shakespeare's works the madmen are the only sane people. So in real life, people also don't know where is reason and where is madness, don't know, what is reality and what is dream, dream is reality. I tend to think that people who are called crazy are sane, and real reason is often seen as 'dangerous madness'. ”
Princess Sissi
Two philosophers or artists fell into the political cage, obviously willing to read and discuss literature and art, but forced to face politics and military, so they are considered two abnormal human beings in this secular society full of "normal people".
Ludwig II's carriage
Ludwig liked to call himself the "virgin king" and always fought against the ideals of ethical purity and sexual desire. Therefore, his feelings for Sisi are completely devoid of lust, and are a more pure admiration. It is not so much that the emotions of two people are between people, but that they echo each other between two living beings. This closeness is escapism and distance from "normal people", pure emotions that exist only in fairy tale worlds.
The throne was stunned
Ludwig II had been building his most perfect castle, Neuschwanstein Castle, but he did not abandon the imperial government. Although he was not at the Munich court for many years, he always handled official affairs through the cabinet, which caused the displeasure of Ludwig's uncle Prince Lyutpold. A king who has not appeared for many years, but tightly controls the imperial government, which makes the courtiers embarrassed?
Prince Lyutpold
Neuschwanstein Castle, built with great effort by Ludwig II, was perfect, but this fantastic castle not only dragged down the king's personal property, but even incurred a large amount of treasury debt. At the same time, Ludwig was also promoting a regulation of industry and commerce that provided residency for most occupations, a reform that touched the interests of many nobles. When the Minister of Finance unsuccessfully asked the King to stop building the palace and the other ministers simply proposed the abolition of the reform, Ludwig impulsively stated that he wanted to re-elect the cabinet. Perhaps just a momentary indignation, it angered Bavaria's vested interests, and nobles and cabinet members united to plot to depose the king.
Ludwig II
The reason for the deposition was simple: Ludwig went crazy!
Every large family that marries close relatives for the sake of blood purity, which lasts for hundreds of years, has a bit of a problem. More than two hundred years ago, the last heir of the Spanish Habsburg family was called the "middle devil" and lost the ability to reproduce; Ferdinand I, the previous ruler of the Austrian Habsburg family next door, suffered from epilepsy and hydrocephalus, as well as a language disorder; As for the Bavarian royal Wittelsbach family, there were many mentally abnormal people, such as Ludwig's younger brother Prince Otto, who was delirious and even unrecognizable. Therefore, when the magnates paid the imperial doctor to say that Ludwig II had a mental problem, everyone felt reasonable.
Ludwig II
The opposition collected many of Ludwig's "unusual" words and deeds: for example, living in isolation and not wanting to see people; For example, the spirit is not concentrated and lazy to govern; For example, spending money unrestrained to build castles; For example, he likes opera cosplay, even if he is still playing a swan knight at an age...
Prince Otto, Ludwig's younger brother
They had Guden, the doctor in charge of treating Prince Luotto's mental illness, sign the medical certificate, confirming that the king was suffering from "paranoid psychosis", although the doctor had not seen Ludwig in 12 years.
Autumn at Neuschwanstein Castle
The rebels led the army to Neuschwanstein Castle, where Ludwig was located, and put Ludwig under house arrest and sent him to Munich. The real psychotic Prince Otto was put on the throne, while their uncle Prince Lyutebold became regent and oversaw the dynasty.
Death of the Swan Knight
Ludwig II, who had been abdicated, was placed under house arrest in a castle in Berg, a southern suburb of Munich. Ludwig angrily questioned Dr. Gooden: "You have never diagnosed me, how can you say that I am insane?" However, Gooden replied: "No need for diagnosis, we have gathered enough information to say that you are mentally ill." ”
Ludwig II
The helpless Ludwig smiled bitterly, and the next evening he asked to leave the castle for a walk on the shores of Lake Staenberg. Dr. Gooden offered to accompany him, but beyond the scheduled time, the two disappeared completely. Everyone in the castle braved heavy rain to search, and it was not until 10:30 p.m. that the bodies of Ludwig and Dr. Guden were found in the shallow lake.
Death of Ludwig
The official version is that Ludwig committed suicide by throwing himself into the water, but the place is only waist-deep, and it is impossible for Ludwig, who is 1.93 tall and a good swimmer, to drown. Moreover, the autopsy report showed that Ludwig's lungs did not enter the water, and he had never shown any suicidal tendencies before.
Where Ludwig died
According to a letter left by Jacob, Ludwig's chief of bodyguards, on the night of Ludwig's death, the royalists had made arrangements, and Jacob prepared a small boat to dock in the bushes by the lake, and when Ludwig got on board, he could sail away. The king's loyalists had already arranged carriages on the other side of Lake Starnberg and were waiting to escort Ludwig to a safe place. However, they did not wait for their own king in the end.
Ludwig II
The death of the Swan Knight in the icy waters of the lake is a sad story.
Princess Sisi fainted in front of Ludwig's coffin, but when she regained consciousness, she asked that Ludwig II be removed from the coffin. Sisi swore that Ludwig was not dead at all, and that he did so deliberately in order to find eternal peace in front of the world and the people he could not bear.
Ludwig and Elisabeth in Bad Kissingen in 1864
After Ludwig's death, Sissi's every poem remembered her "goshawk" and relentlessly criticized the Bavarian government. It was they who sent the handsome king to a dead end.
The goshawk passed away, and Sissy the Seagull did not forgive the regent Lyutpold until her death, refusing to meet with the regent, firmly denying that Ludwig was insane. Sisi's mother, Marie Ludovica, sided with the regent, who saw Ludwig as a bad king who brought a rich country and an incomparably loyal people to the brink of collapse. For Ludwig's sake, Princess Sisi fell out with the family, she could not forgive their cold-bloodedness and reversal, and she left Bavaria in frustration, which chilled her.
Princess Sissi
Princess Sisi wrote: Yes, yes, I envy you. You leave the human residence forever. God's light makes way for you, and the stars of the firmament weep for you.
Three years later, poor Sissi sent away her son Rudolph, a vulnerable young man who committed suicide with a gun in Mayerin, leaving his elderly father and mother behind forever. In 1898, Sisi was assassinated by the anarchist Luigi Lucheni and collapsed on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Princess Sissi
I don't know if this is fate, the goshawk and the seagull both died at the water's edge, maybe they will meet again in heaven.