| 1842 | February 23 | Crown prince Maximilian of Bavaria becomes engaged to princess Marie of Prussia. |
| | October 12 | Wedding of Maximilian and Marie. |
| 1845 | August 25 | Ludwig is born in Nymphenburg. |
| | August 26 | Ludwig is baptized. |
| | November 15 | Ludwig receives the title "heir apparent". |
| 1848 | March 20 | Ludwig I. abdicates the throne. Crown Prince Max becomes king, Ludwig becomes crown prince. |
| | April 27 | Prince Otto is born. |
| 1851 | | Ludwig accompanies his parents to Bayreuth. |
| 1855 | | The royal family visits Nuernberg. |
| 1861 | June 16 | Ludwig hears his first Wagner opera, "Lohengrin". |
| 1863 | Mid-August | Meeting between crown prince Ludwig and Bismarck in Nymphenburg. |
| | December 15 | King Maximilian, who is ill, returns from Italy upon the pleas of his people. |
| 1864 | February 21 | Ludwig sees Albert Niemann as Lohengrin. |
| | March 10 | King Maximilian dies - Ludwig rises to the throne. |
| | March 14 | King Maximilian is laid to rest. |
| | May 3 | Cabinet secretary von Pfistermeister finds Wagner in Stuttgart. |
| | May 5 | Wagner stands before Ludwig for the first time. |
| | May 14 | Wagner moves to Starnberg. |
| | June 16 | Ludwig welcomes the Austrian Emperor and Empress in Munich and leaves for Bad Kissingen on June 18 to spend time with the Russian tsar and his family. |
| | July 15 | Ludwig returns to castle Berg. |
| | July 30 to August 8 | Ludwig spends time in Bad Schwalbach with the tsaritsa, followed by a tour of the river Rhine. |
| | August 9 | Ludwig visits the house of Goethe in Frankfurt on the Main. |
| | August 11 | Ludwig returns to Hohenschwangau. |
| | August 25 | Ludwig celebrates his first birthday and name day as king in Hohenschwangau - Richard Wagner is with him. |
| | August 27 | King Wilhelm of Prussia visits Hohenschwangau. |
| | December 4 | First performance of "Fliegende Hollaender" in Munich's court and National Theater. |
| 1865 | February | Upon Ludwig's request Peter Cornelius comes to Munich to assist Wagner. |
| | June 19 | First performance of "Tristan and Isolde" |
| | October 23 | Ludwig travels to Switzerland to visit the sites of "Wilhelm Tell" |
| | November 29 | The fight between Wagner and Ludwig's cabinet deepens. |
| | December 6 | Ludwig returns from Hohenschwangau to Munich. Unfriendly reception in theater. Ludwig gives up Wagner. |
| | December 7 | Dismissal letter to Wagner. |
| | December 8 | Farewell letter from Ludwig to Wagner. |
| | December 10 | Wagner leaves for Geneva. |
| 1866 | April | Wagner moves from Geneva to Triebschen. |
| | May 11 | Mobilization order given to Bavarian troops. |
| | May 22 | The Bavarian provincial diet convenes; Ludwig leaves on the same day for Triebschen to congratulate Wagner on his birthday. Horseback ride from Berg to Biessenhofen. |
| | May 24 | Ludwig returns to Berg via Augsburg. |
| | June/July | Prussia's defeat over Bavaria. |
| | July 28 | Armistice with Prussia. |
| | August 22 | Peace with Prussia, re-organization of Bavarian politics. Count Chlodwig von Hohenlohe relieves Baron von Pfordten as minister president. |
| | October | Re-organization of the cabinet. Neumayer relieves Pfistermeister as privy-councilor. |
| | November | With a large entourage Ludwig visits the war damaged Franconian provinces. |
| 1867 | January 22 | Ludwig becomes engaged to countess Sophie |
| | March | Wagner visits Munich, Lutz becomes cabinet chief. Ludwig travels to the Wartburg and then to Paris to attend the World Fair. Meeting with Napoleon III. and king Ludwig of Portugal. |
| | August 18 | Meeting between the French emperor and empress in Augsburg. Meeting between Wagner and Hohenlohe. |
| | October 10 | Break-up of the king's engagement. Friedrich von Lipowsky becomes cabinet chief. |
| 1868 | February 29 | Ludwig I. dies in Nice. The case "Emanuel Geibel". |
| | June 21 | Premiere of the "Meistersinger", Wagner sits next to Ludwig in the King's theater box. |
| | Aug. 2-10 | Ludwig with the family of the Russian tsar in Bad Kissingen |
| | September 26 | Tsaritsa visits Ludwig. |
| | September 27 | Celebration on Isle of Roses. |
| | September 28 | Duchess Sophie becomes engaged to the Duke of Alencon. Ludwig accompanies the tsaritsa, empress Marie, on her travels; plans are made for the construction of Linderhof and Neuschwanstein castles, construction of Linderhof begins. |
| 1869 | | Provinicial votes result in a heavy majority vote for the Ultramontanan party. |
| | September 22 | Premiere of "Rheingold". Construction of Neuschwanstein castle begins. |
| 1870 | January 5 | Eisenhart becomes cabinet chief |
| | March 7 | Count von Bray-Steinburg replaces Hohenlohe as minister president |
| | June 26 | Primiere of "Walkuere" |
| | July 16 | Eisenhart's speech in Berg; Ludwig signs the mobilization order against France. |
| | July 17 | Ludwig is received in Munich with joy and jubilation. |
| | July 27 | Crown prince of Prussia visits Munich. |
| | End Nov. | The "Kaiser letter" is written. |
| 1871 | July 16 | Troops enter Munich. In place of Bray, count Hegnenberg-Dux rises to the top of the government. Ludwig visits the passion play in Oberammergau. Kaiser Wilhelm visits Hohenschwangau. Vatican council meets. Ludwig supports Doellinger. |
| 1872 | May 6 | First separate performance for the king. |
| | May 22 | Foundation stone is laid for festival house in Bayreuth. |
| | June 2 | Pfretzschner becomes minister president. |
| 1873 | | Ludwig purchases the Herreninsel in Chiemsee. |
| 1874 | | Ludwig attends the Fronleichnam procession for the last time. |
| | July 13 | Kaiser Wilhelm visits Munich. |
| | August 20 | Ludwig travels to Paris, visits Verseille and Trianon. |
| | October 12 | Queen Marie joins the Roman Catholic Church in Waltenhofen.The king visits the Octoberfest for the last time. |
| 1875 | August 22 | Ludwig reviews troops of the Munich garrison. |
| | August 24 | Travel to Reims.
The isolation of the mentally ill prince Otto in Fuerstenried. |
| 1876 | Febr. 10 | Ludwig attends court dinner for the last time. |
| | May 12 | Eisenhart is dismissed under adverse circumstances. Friedrich von Ziegler takes his place as cabinet chief. |
| | Aug. 5-6
Aug 26-31 | Ludwig in Bayreuth in Wagner's festival theater, he attends the "Ring des Nibelungen". Ludwig supports his ministers, especially Lutz, opposite the provincial diet majority. Ludwig's despondency and unsociable behavior becomes more noticeable. |
| 1877 | October 17 | Ludwig von Buerkel joins the court secretariat. |
| 1878 | | Linderhof castle is basically completed. Construction on Herrenchiemsee castle begins. |
| 1879 | | Ziegler resigns; Alexander Schneider becomes cabinet |
| 1880 | | Lutz becomes minister president. Ziegler becomes cabinet chief. |
| | September 2 | Joseph Kainz guest performs in Munich. |
| | Nov. 12 | Wagner directs the "Parsifal" overture for Ludwig. |
| 1881 | April 30 | Kainz performs as Didier in a seperate performance for Ludwig. |
| | June 3-15 | Kainz stays with Ludwig at Linderhof |
| | June 24 -
July 14 | Ludwig with Kainz at Vierwaldstaedtersee, disagreements. |
| | July 31 | Ludwig's last letter to Kainz |
| 1883 | January 11 | Ziegler resigns again, Schneider is called back in his place. |
| | Febr. 13 | Richard Wagner dies in Venice. Kainz leaves Munich. Ludwig writes his famous letter to Lutz. Count Duerckheim becomes the king's aid-de-camp. |
| 1884 | | Court secretary von Buerkel resigns. He is followed by police commissioner Pfister. The king's financial situation become complicated and more and more hopeless. |
| 1886 | | Everything collapses. Plea for help to Bismarck is unanswered. The chamber is to be dissolved if Ludwig's demands for credit are not met. |
| | June 2 | Ludwig moves to Neuschwanstein. A decision is made in favor of a regency. |
| | June 9 | The state commission leaves for Neuschwanstein. |
| | June 10 | The regency is proclaimed. |
| | June 11 | Arrival of psychiatrists in Neuschwanstein |
| | June 12 | The king is transported to Berg |
| | June 13 | Ludwig dies in lake Starnberg, along with his physician Dr. Gudden |
| | June 15 | The king's remains arrive in Munich |
| | June 17 | The "funeral court" in the provincial diet. |
| | June 19 | Ludwig is laid to rest in the St. Michaels court church in Munich. |
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