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The illness of Ludwig II of Bavaria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

G. G. Hay
G. G. Hay*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital, Manchester
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr G. G. Hay, Department of Psychiatry, withington Hospital, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR
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Synopsis

It has been argued by many biographers of King Ludwig II that he was not mentally ill but simply labelled mad as part of a conspiracy to remove him from the throne. The evidence for his mental disorder is reviewed and the conclusion drawn that he was probably suffering from a schizophrenic illness of some twenty years duration prior to his suicide in 1886.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 1977 , pp. 189 - 196
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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