Otto was the fourth son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV by his second wife Margaret II of Avesnes, Countess of Hainaut and Holland. Ludwig deposed him in 1913, a day after the legislature passed a law allowing him to do so, and became king in his own right. Kingship, a worldwide phenomenon, can be elective, as in medieval Germany, but is usually hereditary; it may be absolute or constitutional and…, Bavaria, largest Land (state) of Germany, comprising the entire southeastern portion of the country. Otto (27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916), was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. However, he never actively reigned because of alleged severe mental illness. Ludwig occasionally visited him at night and ordered for no violence to be used against him. Otto became king after Ludwig died, but he was never truly allowed to reign. Life path number 5 May 23, 1848 – Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (d. 1896). Luitpold kept his role as Prince Regent until he died in 1912 and was succeeded by his son Ludwig, who was Otto's first cousin. In the spring of 1880, his condition worsened. Otto was born on 7 April 1206 in Kelheim, and he married Agnes of the Palatinate, a granddaughter of Henry the Lion. He was the son of Maximilian II of Bavaria and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of Ludwig II of Bavaria. However, he never actively reigned because of alleged severe mental illness. He was the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach, a dynasty which reigned until the abdication of King Ludwig III of Bavaria in the German Revolution of 1918. Shortly thereafter, the Bavarian troops were sworn in the name of King Otto I and coins were minted with his portrait.[12]. von Bayern – schizotype Persönlichkeit und frontotemporale Degeneration? [7], After the Franco-Prussian War, Otto became very depressed and anxious, which worried his family. In May 1241, with the Mongol threat on his doorstep, Duke Otto of Bavaria expelled the Papal legate Albert von Behaim from Bavaria in an act. King Otto of Bavaria. Otto II of Bavaria (German: Otto II der Erlauchte, Herzog von Bayern, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, 7 April 1206 in Kelheim – 29 November 1253) known as Otto the Illustrious was the Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine (see Electorate of the Palatinate). Upon the death of his father in 1156, he succeeded him as Count palatine of the Bavarian duchy, then under the rule of Henry the Lion, a scion of the Welf dynasty. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... King, a supreme ruler, sovereign over a nation or a territory, of higher rank than any other secular ruler except an emperor, to whom a king may be subject. Otto V (c. 1346 – 15 November 1379), was a Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg as Otto VII. Biography of Otto of Bavaria (excerpt) Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar von Wittelsbach; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916), was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. See more ideas about bayern, bavaria, vons. Ludwig and Otto despised their ambitious Prussian relatives and cordially disliked their Prussian mother and so they were appalled by the creation of the new German Empire. The crown passed to Ludwig's brother Otto. Bavaria is bounded to the north by the states of Thuringia and Saxony, to the east by the Czech Republic, to the south and southeast by Austria, and to the west by the states of Baden-Württemberg…. Their father was strict with the brothers, particularly Ludwig, the heir apparent. August 25, 1845 – Ludwig II of Bavaria (d. 1886). Otto died unexpectedly on 11 October 1916 from a volvulus (an obstruction of the bowel). In 1868, Otto received the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception, the house order of the House of Wittelsbach. He was appointed sub-lieutenant on 27 April 1863 and admitted to the Cadet Corps on 1 March 1864. Otto had spells during which he slept poorly for days and acted out, followed by periods of time during which he was perfectly normal and lucid. Otto, King of Bavaria. Otto made no significant contribution to Bavaria and spent most of his time imprisoned in various palaces in and around Munich. Updates? Otto (German : Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916) was King of Bavaria from 1886 until 1913. Otto of Nordheim Duke of Bavaria von Bayern KIng of Bavaria was born about 1047 in Northeim,Hannover,Preußen, son of Bernhard (Benno) Count of Northeim and Eilika von Sachsen., they had 5 children. Both Ludwig and Otto despised Prussia, and their uncle, Luitpold, and Gudden supported Prussia's rise to dominance. The parliament assented on 6 November, and Ludwig III took the constitutional oath on 8 November. Biography. During Corpus Christi Mass in 1875 in the Frauenkirche in Munich, Otto, who had not attended the church service, rushed into the church wearing hunting clothes and fell on his knees before the celebrant, Archbishop Gregor von Scherr, to ask forgiveness for his sins. In 1869, he joined the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, on the initiative of Cardinal Karl-August von Reisach. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (7 April 1206-29 November 1253), known as Otto IV of Bavaria when counting the earlier Saxon dukes, was the Duke of Bavaria from 1231 to 1253, succeeding Louis I of Bavaria and preceding Louis II of Bavaria and Henry XIII of Bavaria.. He was the son of Maximilian II and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of Ludwig II. 132/2007, Christopher McIntosh, "The Swan King: Ludwig II of Bavaria", p.279-280, renounced the title of Prince and rights to the throne of Bavaria, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception, Royal Bavarian House Equestrian Order of St. George, Grand Cross of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Princess Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, "Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar von Wittelsbach König von Bayern", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otto_of_Bavaria&oldid=1012380045, Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria), Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 2nd class, Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia), Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class, Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Articles needing additional references from June 2012, All articles needing additional references, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2015, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with multiple identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 March 2021, at 02:02. His illness progressively grew worse. In 1886, the senior royal medical officer wrote a statement declaring that Otto was severely mentally ill.[9] It has been claimed that Ludwig had a schizotypal personality disorder[citation needed] and that Otto suffered from schizophrenia. How­ever, he never ac­tively reigned be­cause of al­leged se­vere men­tal ill­ness. His uncle, Luitpold, and his cousin, Ludwig, were regents. The Greeks were eager. Almost as soon as Ludwig became regent, elements in the press and larger society clamoured for Ludwig to become king in his own right. They spent most of their childhood with servants and teachers at Hohenschwangau Castle. Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1117-11 July 1183), called Otto III while counting previous Bavarian rulers of the same name, was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 to 1183, succeeding Henry the Lion and preceding Louis I of Bavaria.. Otto belonged to the rich and influential Saxon family of the counts of Northeim, and having distinguished himself in war and peace alike, in 1061 received the Stem Duchy of Bavaria from the Dowager Empress Agnes of Poitou, widow of Emperor Henry III and mother of the child Emperor Henry IV. Otto, also called Otto von Wittelsbach, (born June 1, 1815, Salzburg, Austria—died July 26, 1867, Bamberg, Bavaria [Germany]), first king of the modern Greek state (1832–62), who governed his country autocratically until he was forced to become a constitutional monarch in 1843. Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916) was King of Bavaria from 1886 until 1913. Otto was the son of Duke Ludwig I of Bavaria and Ludmillas of Bohemia, the widow of Count Albert III. The hostility of both was no secret to the Prussian government. His uncle, King Otto I of Greece, served as his godfather. By then, it had been obvious for some time that Otto would never emerge from seclusion or be mentally capable of actively reigning. However, he never actively reigned because of alleged severe mental illness. Biography. They had 3 children: Elisabeth of Bavaria Queen of Germany, Louis II Duke of Bavaria and Henry Xiii Duke of Bavaria. Alexander Köcski (2,436 words) exact match in snippet view … Otto was then moved to Schleissheim Palace and was effectively held prisoner there, much to his dismay. Otto had an older brother, Crown Prince Ludwig. His parents were King Maximilian II of Bavaria and Marie of Prussia. He was a member of the Ottonian dynasty, the only son of Duke Liudolf of Swabia and his wife Ida, and thus a grandson of the Emperor Otto I and his Anglo-Saxon wife Eadgyth.His sister Mathilde was the abbess of Essen Abbey.. Otto was only three years old when his father died in … He participated in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and as colonel in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. Otto (Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916) was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. Otto's last public appearance was his presence at the side of his brother at the King's parade on 22 August 1875, at the Marsfeld in Munich. Ludwig II., Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm, Louis Otto Frederick William, 1845 - 1886, was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. Between 1853 and 1863, the brothers spent their summer holidays at the Royal Villa in Berchtesgaden, which had been specially built for their father.[2][3]. On 10 March 1864, Otto's father died and his brother, Ludwig, succeeded as King of Bavaria. [4] When Wilhelm I was proclaimed German Emperor on 18 January 1871 at the Palace of Versailles, Prince Otto and his uncle, Luitpold, represented King Ludwig II, who refused to participate. His experiences on the battlefield traumatized him and caused him to suffer from depression and insomnia. Otto married Agnes of The Palatinate. Otto Rosenbach (full professor from 1965 to 1980) Fields of work: Experimental and theoretical seismics, seismological observatory, gravimetry, geoelectrics, earth tides, borehole pendulum. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria was born on April 7 1206, in Kelheim, to Louis I, Duke of Bavaria and Ludmilla of Bohemia. King Otto was permitted to retain his title and honours for life. He did not understand his proclamation of his accession to the throne, which was proclaimed to King Otto at Fürstenried Palace the next day after his accession. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Otto entitled himself after Wittelsbach Castle near Aichach from 1116 onwards, served Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor and was Count palatine of Bavaria since 1120. He died on January 11, 1083 in Northeim, Germany. Otto, (born April 27, 1848, Munich—died Oct. 11, 1916, Schloss Fürstenreid, near Munich), insane king of Bavaria, younger son of King Maximilian II. He was the son of Maximilian II and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of Ludwig II. Otto I (born 954, died 31 October or 1 November 982) was the Duke of Swabia from 973 and Duke of Bavaria from 976. This information is part of by on Genealogy Online. The palace had been specially converted for his confinement. Duke Otto I was probably born at Kelheim, the son of Count Palatine Otto IV of Wittelsbach and Heilika of Pettendorf-Lengenfeld, a granddaughter of the Hohenstaufen duke Frederick I of Swabia. Otto was promoted to Captain on 27 April 1866 and entered active military service in the Royal Bavarian Infantry Guards. His remains were interred in the crypt of the Michaelskirche in Munich. Ludwig deposed him in 1913, a day after the legislature passed a law allowing him to do so, and became king in his own right. Life path number 6 March 27, 1847 – Otto Wallach, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931). However, he never actively reigned because of alleged severe mental illness. Otto, (born April 27, 1848, Munich—died Oct. 11, 1916, Schloss Fürstenreid, near Munich), insane king of Bavaria, younger son of King Maximilian II. Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916) was King of Bavaria from 1886 until his death. His uncle, Luitpold, and his cousin, Ludwig, served as regents. On 23 October 1862, Otto of Bavaria, King of Greece, was deposed in a bloodless coup. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach (c. 1083-4 August 1156) was a descendant of Count Otto II of Scheyern and Richgard of Weimar-Istrien. In 1883, he was confined under medical supervision in Fürstenried Palace near Munich, where he would remain for the rest of his life. Only three days later Ludwig II died under unknown circumstances, and Prince Otto succeeded him as King of Bavaria on 13 June 1886 in accordance with the Wittelsbach succession law. Ludwig was horrified because he had been counting on Otto to marry and have a son who could eventually inherit the throne. Otto was cheerful, outgoing and extroverted until the Franco-Prussian War. Electorate of Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria Würzburg Unification of Germany Treaty of Ried Maximilian II of Bavaria Bavarian tradition caused the heart of the king to be placed in a silver urn and sent to the Gnadenkapelle (Chapel of the Miraculous Image) in Altötting, beside those of his brother, father and grandfather. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Otto was placed under medical supervision, and reports about his condition were sent by spies working for the Prussian Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. Otto Of Bavaria. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Between 18 June and 15 July 1864, the two brothers received state visits by the emperors of Austria and Russia. Otto fell insane in 1872 and, from 1880 onward, had to be kept under strict surveillance. He was the son of Ludwig I and Ludmilla of Bohemia and a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. Prince Otto was born on 27 April 1848, two months premature, in the Munich Residenz. Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar von Wittelsbach; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916), was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. By Hanns Hippius, Hans-Jürgen Möller, Hans-Jürgen Müller, Gabriele Neundörfer-Kohl, p.27, Prof. Hans Förstl, "Ludwig II. [5][6] Otto then criticized the celebration as ostentatious and heartless in a letter to his brother. King Otto of Bavaria is not to be confused with King Otto of Greece, who was his uncle and godfather. At the age of six, Otto was betrothed to Agnes von der Pfalz († 1267), the heiress of the Palatinate near Rhine (later Electoral Palatinate), which his father received as a fief in 1214 and administered until Otto's sword line in 1228 Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916) was King of Bavaria from 1886 until 1913. Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar von Wittelsbach; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916), was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. ", in: Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, Nr. Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar was born on April 27, 1848 and was the second son of King Maximilian II Joseph and Marie of Prussia. His uncle, Luitpold, and his cousin, Ludwig, served as regents. Otto (Ger­man: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar; 27 April 1848 – 11 Oc­to­ber 1916) was King of Bavaria from 1886 until 1913. As one of the best knights in the employ of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1155 he … Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916) was King of Bavaria from 1886 until 1913. From 1 June 1876, he stayed for a few weeks in the castle at Ludwigsthal in the Bavarian Forest. Accordingly, the constitution of Bavaria was amended on 4 November 1913 to include a clause specifying that if a regency for reasons of incapacity lasted for ten years, with no expectation that the King would ever be able to reign, the Regent could end the regency, depose the King and assume the crown himself with the assent of the legislature. Otto and Ludwig were often seen together during the early years of Ludwig's reign, but they became estranged over time. Otto was born as Prince Otto Friedrich Ludwig of Bavaria at Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg (when it briefly belonged to the Kingdom of Bavaria), as the second son of Crown Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.His father served there as the Bavarian governor-general. He was the son of Maximilian II and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of Ludwig II.King Otto of Bavaria is not to be confused with King Otto of Greece, who was his uncle and godfather. Otto passed away on November 29 1253, at age 47 in Landshut. However, he never actively reigned due to severe mental illness; his uncle, Luitpold, and cousin, Ludwig, served as regents.Ludwig deposed him in 1913 a day after the legislature passed a law allowing him to do so, becoming king in his own right. He was also called Otto VI as Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1156 to 1180. When his elder brother, King Louis II, likewise insane, died in 1886, he became king under the regency first of his uncle Luitpold, the heir apparent, and then (1912) of Luitpold’s son Louis, who made himself king, as Louis III, on Nov. 5, 1913, even though his cousin Otto was still alive. 1 Reign; 2 Life Data; 3 Parents; 4 Siblings; Reign. Ludwig was shy and introverted and eventually became a recluse. King Otto of Bavaria (Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar) was the younger son of King Maximilian II of Bavaria and Princess Marie of Prussia.He was born two months prematurely on April 27, 1848, at the Munich Residenz, in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, now in the German state of Bavaria, and was named after his uncle, King Otto of Greece. His attending physician was Dr. Bernhard von Gudden, who later diagnosed Otto's brother, Ludwig, as mentally ill without bothering to examine him and without asking him a single question, which raises questions about his competence and his motives. Ring in the new year with a Britannica Membership, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Otto-king-of-Bavaria. Corrections? Omissions? While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. From 1873, he was held in isolation in the southern pavilion of Nymphenburg Palace. Jul 13, 2019 - Explore Isobel's board "Otto von Bayern ️" on Pinterest. Gudden made no effort to treat him; it is possible that Otto was heavily drugged. On 26 May 1864, he was promoted to full lieutenant. However, he never actively … Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar; 27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916) was King of Bavaria from 1886 until 1913. of arch. Contents. He was the brother of Archbishop Conrad I of Mainz and Salzburg. Otto I (1117 – 11 July 1183), called the Redhead (German: der Rotkopf), was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 until his death. Their parents were distant and formal, and they were at such a loss about what to say to Otto and Ludwig that they often ignored and even avoided them. Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (6,547 words) exact match in snippet view article find links to article Government for … [10] It has also been persuasively argued that Otto's problems were the result of contracting syphilis, which would also account for his physical problems, particularly the paralysis from which he suffered in later years.[11]. His uncle, Luit­pold, and his cousin, Lud­wig, served as re­gents. Otto III (11 February 1261 – 9 November 1312), a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was the Duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 to 1312 and the King of Hungary and Croatia between 1305 and 1307. When King Ludwig II was incapacitated by his ministers on 10 June 1886, his uncle Luitpold took over the reign of the Kingdom of Bavaria and led the affairs of state in Ludwig's place as Prince Regent; his official title in this function was "Administrator of the Kingdom of Bavaria". Doctors reported that Otto was mentally ill in January 1872. [1] Their mother took an interest in what the brothers wore: she ordered for Ludwig to be always dressed in blue and for Otto to wear always red. Otto was the son of Maximilian II and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and the younger brother of Ludwig II. Otto served in the Bavarian army from 1863. His uncle, Luitpold, and his cousin, Ludwig, served as regents. The High Mass was interrupted, and the prince did not resist when he was led away by two church ministers. Otto (German: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar von Wittelsbach; 27 April 1848 - 11 October 1916), was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913.He was the son of Maximilian II and his wife, Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of Ludwig II. The following day, Prince Regent Ludwig ended the regency and proclaimed his own reign as Ludwig III. ... Crown Prince Rupert of Bavaria was “an avowed enemy” of Adolph Hitler. Since Otto was unable to lead the government due to his mental illness (officially it was said: "The King is melancholic"), Prince Regent Luitpold also reigned for him. Some contemporaries also believed that Bismarck did not want Ludwig or Otto to remain in power and decided to replace the brothers with their malleable uncle, Luitpold.[8]. His uncle, Luitpold, and his cousin, Ludwig, served as regents. He received the following orders and decorations:[13], For other people named Otto of Bavaria, see, The generations are numbered from the ascension of, Greg King, "The Mad King: A Biography of Ludwig II of Bavaria", p.253, Catherine Radziwill, "The Tragedy of a Throne", p 170-172, 314–318, The University Department of Psychiatry in Munich: From Kraepelin and his predecessors to molecular psychiatry. English: Otto I of Bavaria, (Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar Wittelsbach) (27 April 1848 – 11 October 1916) was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. Otto fell insane in 1872 and, from 1880 onward, had to be kept under strict surveillance. He thought his uncle Luitpold was the rightful king. Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, (German: Ottheinrich; 10 April 1502, Amberg – 12 February 1559, Heidelberg) a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505 to 1559 and prince elector of the Palatinate from 1556 to 1559. 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