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Letters from a German Prince, pt. 2

Posted in 19th century, history, lifestyle, literature, people, victorian, tagged , , , , , , , on October 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Last week I told about the book I read, in which Prince Pückler-Muskau tells about his travels abroad. Here are some more bits from the book.
Prince Pückler attends a breakfast at the Duke of Devonshire’s at Chiswick. It begins at three, and last until past midnight. The brother in law of Napoleon was there. [...]

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Letters from a German Prince

Posted in 19th century, history, lifestyle, literature, people, victorian, tagged , , , , , on October 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Recently I have been reading the book Tour in Germany, Holland and England in the years 1826, 1827 & 1828, with remarks on the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and anecdotes of distinguished public characters. In a series of letters / By a German prince by Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau, in a [...]

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The buildings of Ludwig II

Posted in 19th century, architecture, history, people, places to go, victorian, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »

As a follow-up to my post about Ludwig II of Bavaria, a post about the castles he built.
I think in his time, Ludwig might be seen in the same manner we regard someone like Michael Jackson, and his castles remind of MJ’s Neverland Ranch.
The most impressive castle is Neuschwanstein, which was built by Ludwig II [...]

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Ludwig II of Bavaria

Posted in 19th century, history, people, victorian, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »

First of all, the Victorian Era blog was rated a 9.2 by Blogged.com. Thanks!
Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Bavaria, (August 25, 1845 – June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death. He is also referred to as the “Swan King” or “der Märchenkönig” (the Fairytale King.)

Ludwig ascended to [...]

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