When was the king who was the subject of Siegfried Obermeier's "The Secret Diaries of Ludwig II of Bavaria" born?
Ludwig II of Bavaria Ludwig II (German: "Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm" ; English: Louis Otto Frederick William ; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886) was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. He is sometimes called the Swan King, Mad King Ludwig or der Märchenkönig (the 'Fairy Tale King'). He also held the titles of Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Franconia, and Duke in Swabia.
2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans The 2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlan Regiment (German: Königliche Bayerische 2. Ulanen Regiment "König" ) was a Bavarian Army Cavalry Regiment formed in 1863 in Ansbach. From 6 July 1864 it was nominally commanded by King Ludwig II of Bavaria until he was succeeded by King Otto of Bavaria on 13 June 1886.