The New York herald., 1868-03-19

Rx-King Ludwig sf Bavaria, Lola Montes'
Friend-Rcmknlscenees.

that the reigning monarch, young 0tho, was de-
ceased. BY mail from Europe to-day we learn that It
was the ex-King Ludwig, q much more remarkable
man, the "friendn Of the late Lola Aontes who de-
parted this life. The English papers contain lengthy
obituary notices Of the late exruler the Munich cor
respondent OF the London Herald furnishing the
following interesting particulars Of his life:-
You have doubtless received by telegraph the
news Of the death of ex-King Ludwig propose, as
brieny as l can, to furnish you with memoir Of
the departed monarch, which have had good oppor-
tunities Of sketching. King Ludwig's whole sphere
Of action was 80 connected with art matters, the
celebrity attaching to his name is SO mixed up with
what he achieved for painting, sculpture architec
ture, that 1t Is impossible to give sketch Of his
career without dwelling on the particular turn Of
mind Of his early manhood his stay in Italy, his
occupations there, and especially on his intimacy
with those men whose counsel he sought and for
whom he retained through life firm, unchanging
The childhood Of Prince Lewis had been
passed In an agitatng period. He was born at Stras
burg. where his father, Maximan Joseph, Count
the regiment Asace, il. the service Of France. The
Joy at his birth was great and the grenaders OF the
regiment cut or their boards and moustaches TO
make mattress covered with velvet for the little
Of their colonel Three years later his father took
refuge in Darnstadt, afterwards In Mannheim, and
anls oo h Of 2 he ~
wards settled In Munich. His sons education was
conded to On ecclesiastc, and In due time the youth
pursued his studies at the Universities Of Landshut
and G0ttingen. HIS father had become the ally OF
France and it while at Lausanne he learned the
check which Bavaria had experienced In presence OF
the Austrans After the victory OF Austertz
Bavaria was raised TO q kingdom. The Prince Here
dttary was named general Of division, and as such
took part In the war. In March, 1907 he passed the
Vstua and took active part In the combats which
occurred round Pultusk. He afterwards commanded
division under Lefebvre against Austria, and when
German, in order 70 thank the Bavarians. But this
The poetical pieces dating from this time show
what aversion he felt for the eonqueror In spite
s ana o were aed @
triumphal arch of the Tuileries that the young
Bavarlan predicted the downfall OF the usurper
When after the treaty OF Vienna the circles Of the
Inn and the Salza fell to Bavaria, Prince Lewis
established his residence at Sazburg. In 1918 he Is
ss u called he an the
Bavaria to rise against Napoleon. He was In London
at the time the allied sovereigns were there, and his
marbles show how sound his Judgment was and that
he was something more than mere amateur OF art
He was present at the Congress OF Vienna After the
great battle which terminated the and the career
of Napoleon he was instrumental In enforcing the
restitution Of those works Of art which had been car
ried away to adorp the French capital. From time
to time he returned to Italy, and 1t during
OF these sojOurns In Rome QSl8) that he planned with
Cornelius the frescoes which were to adorn the walls
and the Wahalla were resolved on before he went to
Rome for the first time IN 1905 although the latter
realized but forty years later. Indeed, all his under
takngs give evidence how true he TO the words he
chose as his DEVICE stJust and persevering;n and
resolve once formed and decided on was pursued as
siduously for years. and never, no matter how adj
verse were circumstances, 1t allowed to be lost
sight Of In Rome he took up his abode In the Palace
Rondanini where the Bavartan Embassy was lodged
He at once became acquainted with men who could
aid him in his plans, guide his taste and assist him
with reliable advice. With the artists Koch, Rein
hart, Camuccini, Canova, Thorwaldsen, Wagner, &c,
he formed an intimacy which grew closer each sue
ceeding year. He true In his friendship, and his
remembrance OF past services rendered him and in
sympathetic pursuit 0yercame even the parsmony
he had imposed on himselfin order the more ttingly
to carry out his plans for the gloricaon OF art and
II must look at every scudo," he writes In letter to
Wagner when pressed to purchase some objects Of
must save: the Gyptothek costs me much.n And save
ne did in every possible way; In his own person and
IN those various circumstances where prince or
KING s expected to give liberaly He, however. did
not so. He has been known to refuse shilling,
fTf1nkgelU to the man who had brought home
fxed and agreed TO- That shilling .was not in the
bond" and he would not pay 1t; yet when the two
friends and advisers OF his youth-Koch and Rein
royalty. It was at time when Napoleon was omn-
potent. 1t was just after the Emperor Francis II.
had uncr0wned himself, declaring that the Holy
Roman empire-the empire OF Q thousand years
was ut an end. 1t was at such time-for an author
may, presume, be allowed to quote from himself
without being accused of plagiarsm-when the fabric
that had stood for ten centuries had crumbled Into
dust; when the tramp OF the conqueror threatened
to eace all that remained OF ancient institutions;
when every existing dynasty Of the Continent OF
Europe was trembling for Its existence; when
princlpalties were being moulded into king
doms, kingdoms dismembered or destroyed,
Gods very barriers trampled down and passed; I;
when works of art the heir looms OF nation,
were torn from the land that had produced them to
deck the capital OF the conqueror; when victory fol-
lowed victory, MarengO, HOhenlnden, Ulm Auster-
litz, Jena, Fredland when kings crowns and mitres
like withered leaves, lay strewn upon the ground,
and when 1t might well be feared that in that ancient
land soon nothing would be left Of its former self
recognize Its identity-at such q moment was It,
when devastation threatened to put out the lights
which had been shining for ages, that the Prince
Royal OF Bavaria, then twenty-three years OF age
country. Surely hope and faith must have been
strong In him TO have gone to meet the future with
such n certainty w y as ne felt Although as he wrote to
Prince Royal, 1t is too COSTLY" he still had the busts
prepared, .forn - he continued, .should one day be
wards, five years after he had ascended the throne
the great work was commenced, the anniversary Of
the battle Of Lepsic that battle OF the nations being
80 At the beginning OF 1s41 the party which be-
fore had been predominant suddenly lost its power
which the most clear-slghted could not have
foreseen. The dancer Lola Monies appeared upon
sas as stage 70 play sssFe
man making fool Of nimseif-more fully "eIs exem. /
plifed than In the infatuation which King Lewis,
then sixtyone years Of age, showed for this woman
He had hitherto been 20 dutiful son OF the Church.
had done 80 much In her service and for her glorn-
cation, had stood so well with Papacy and all
the ministers OF religion, that this sudden change
seemed an inexplicable apostacy. He shook of the
trammes which the Ultramontane party had nung
about him, and walked more freely. Had this been
the only result all perhaps, might have been well.
But, blinded as he was by his passion, he acted
on several occasions though he were responsible
TO no one for what he did, and had but to follow
the impulse Of his royal will. He offended his best
and rmest friends by requiring Of them to visit Lola
Monies and pay her as much attention and defer
ence as they would to the highest lady In the land
She-and the contrary Is rarely the case-bore her.
self with bold enrontery. The pentup rage
at last broke loose, and the hated cause OF
so many troubles being one day observed
BY an angry multitude in the streets OF
Munich, she was set upon a. the pack pursues
wolf to hunt her to the death She took refuge In
church. but this served her In little stead. She AFTER
wards, after being sorely treated, escaped through
. house, and thus her life was saved. She who
some time before had been made Countess Of
LAnafeldt was forced to quit the capital and soon
after Bavaria The people were no longer % be
awed BY the Royal presence or BY Royal author
ity. The prestige attaching TO Constituted su-
thority IN general was gone. I we'll remember
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