One hundred years ago
The strange drama lately enacted in Bavaria has ended in a tragedy. King Louis was carried away from Hohen- schwangau to the Castle of Berg, in Lake Starnberg, under the supervision of Dr Gudden. On the evening of Sunday last, he went out for a stroll with Dr Gudden, and ordered his attendants to return. Dr Gudden, confident in his moral control, did not object, but on passing a point which juts into the lake, the King rushed into the water. Dr Gudden at once followed, but after a brief struggle, the King, who was a powerful man, drowned the old doctor, and then, though an excellent swimmer, succeeded in drowning himself, thus ending a life which, but for hereditary disease, might have been a noble one. The Regent at once proclaimed the King's brother, Prince Otto. Spectator, 19 June 1886
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