Everything about Otto Of Bavaria totally explained
Otto I of Bavaria (;
27 April 1848 –
11 October 1916), was King of
Bavaria from
1886 to
1913. He was the son of
Maximilian II and his wife,
Marie of Prussia, and younger brother of
Ludwig II. Otto of Bavaria isn't to be confused with
Otto of Greece, who was his uncle and
godfather.
Biography
Prince Otto served in the Bavarian army since 1863.
When
King Wilhelm I of Prussia was proclaimed German Emperor on
January 18,
1871 at the
Palace of Versailles, Prince Otto represented his brother who refused to participate. Otto then criticized the celebration as ostentatious and heartless in a letter to Ludwig.
Otto became King of Bavaria upon his older brother's deposition and unexplained death in 1886. However, Otto never truly ruled as King and was by some accounts not even aware that he'd become King. It is claimed Otto suffered from severe
mental illness. He was declared insane in 1875. The cause of his illness hasn't been revealed. He was kept confined in
Fürstenried Palace under medical supervision until his death. Otto's uncle,
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, served as Prince Regent for Otto until Luitpold's death. Luitpold's son
Ludwig then became the next Prince Regent.
The constitution of Bavaria was amended on
4 November,
1913, to include a clause specifying that if a regency for reasons of incapacity lasted for ten years with no expectation that the King would ever be able to reign, the Regent could proclaim the end of the regency and assume the crown himself.
The following day, Otto was deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who then assumed the title
Ludwig III. The parliament assented on 6 November, and Ludwig III took the constitutional oath on 8 November. Otto was permitted to retain his title and honours until his death in 1916.
Otto's remains were interred in the
crypt of the
Michaelskirche in Munich.
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