When was the king who was the subject of Siegfried Obermeier's "The Secret Diaries of Ludwig II of Bavaria" born?
Siegfried Obermeier Siegfried Obermeier (Munich, 21 January 1936 - Oberschleißheim near Munich, 21 January 2011) was a German author of historical novels and popular history books. He was editor of The Secret Diaries of Ludwig II of Bavaria 1976. In 1978 he issued his first novel, initially under the penname Carl de Scott, a novelisation of the second life of Judas Iscariot. His Jesus in India book "Starb Jesus in Kaschmir?" made it to the Year Bestseller List of the Spiegel in 1983.
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (German: "Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte von Bayern" ) (Augsburg, August 30, 1813 – Darmstadt, May 25, 1862) was the second child and eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.