On the 13th of June....1886....King Ludwig II (age 40) of Bavaria died in a remarkable way. He was found drown in the shallowLake Starnberg area....with his psychiatrist, Dr. Bernhard von Gudden.
What we can say....a week or two prior....he was 'deposed' (impeached in a way)....dumped-out of the king-job....over alleged insanity due to excessive spending on palaces like Neuschwanstein.
On the books....it was ruled suicide. Oddly, they (the local doctors) did a autopsy and found NO water in his lungs.
The final hours 'story'? At some point around 6 PM....on 13 June 1886....the king and his doctor....went for a walk along Lake Starnberg near Berg Castle. Bodies are recovered 'later'.
Autopsy of the doctor? Well...that's an odd thing. He had injuries to the head (like he got 'whacked'). Walking cane? No one says that. But there's a 2nd injury....strangulation (chocked).
Odd factor? Well....this entire area (in the water).....is mostly knee-deep to waist-deep.
Conspiracy thriller? Yeah.
Was he crazy? I've read two books on the guy and would readily agree....he had zero grasp of spending or living a fragile lifestyle.
Finding an acceptable ending....for the king and doctor? No. I can believe that the king whacked the doctor on the trail....knocking him into the lake, and then feeling sorry for the doctor....jumping in and the doctor chocks the King....with both of them dying in knee-deep water (the doctor more-so dead from a concussion).
The value of the King today? Well....there's tons of money off tourism....due to the King's crazy nature of building castles.
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