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Delivery of Deposition Document

Name: Delivery of Deposition Document
Start: 1886-06-10
Location: Neuschwanstein Castle

When: 10 June 1886
Where: Neuschwanstein Castle
Part of: Event of 1886: King Ludwig II of Bavaria is detained as part of a deposition, drowning the foll

A government commission arrived at Neuschwanstein on 10 June 1886 to formally deliver the deposition document and place Ludwig in custody.

Holnstein and Gudden arrived at Neuschwanstein Castle at 4 am on 10 June 1886. Their mission was to deliver the document declaring Ludwig unfit to rule and to take him into custody, initiating the final phase of his reign.

Sources

Ludwig II of Bavaria Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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