Ludwig II of Bavaria vs Petar II Karadjordjevic

Ludwig II became the patron of composer Richard Wagner, providing financial support and commissioning operas such as Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal. This patronage enabled Wagner to complete his Ring cycle and build the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.

Ludwig II commissioned the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle in 1869, a Romanesque Revival palace inspired by medieval legends. The castle became a symbol of his romantic idealism and later a major tourist attraction, though it was never completed.

Ludwig II was declared mentally unfit and deposed on June 10, 1886. He died the next day under mysterious circumstances in Lake Starnberg, along with his psychiatrist. The official cause was suicide by drowning, but conspiracy theories persist.

Petar II Karadjordjevic became King of Yugoslavia at age 11 after the assassination of his father, King Alexander I in Marseille. A regency council led by Prince Paul governed on his behalf due to his minority.

Nazi Germany invaded Yugoslavia in response to the coup. Petar II fled the country with his government, establishing a government-in-exile in London. He remained abroad for the duration of World War II, unable to return to his kingdom.

Petar II, at age 17, participated in a military coup that overthrew the regency of Prince Paul. He assumed full royal powers and repudiated Yugoslavia's accession to the Tripartite Pact, aligning the country with the Allies against Nazi Germany.

Following World War II, the communist-led government of Josip Broz Tito abolished the Yugoslav monarchy. Petar II was formally deposed and prevented from returning to Yugoslavia, ending the Karadjordjevic dynasty's rule.