| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | [Descent and Education] | 1 |
| II. | [Fundamental Traits of Ludwig’s Character] | 11 |
| III. | [“Le Roi est mort! Vive le Roi!”] | 17 |
| IV. | [A Plan of Marriage] | 22 |
| V. | [King Ludwig and Richard Wagner] | 25 |
| VI. | [Ludwig’s First Visit to Switzerland—RichardWagner leaves Munich] | 40 |
| VII. | [The Political Situation—The Schleswig-HolsteinQuestion—The War of 1866] | 53 |
| VIII. | [The King makes the Tour of his Kingdom] | 58 |
| IX. | [Ludwig’s Betrothal] | 63 |
| X. | [The King goes to Paris—Disharmonies between theEngaged Couple—Ludwig meets the Emperor Napoleon and the EmpressEugénie in Augsburg—The King breaks his Promise ofMarriage] | 75 |
| XI. | [After the Parting with Sophie—Episodes from theKing’s Excursions in the Highlands] | 81 |
| XII. | [The Empress of Russia visits Bavaria—The DuchessSophie’s Engagement and Marriage—An Unexpected Meeting withthe Duchesse d’Alençon—A Last Attempt to forge theLinks of Hymen around Ludwig] | 86 |
| XIII. | [Ludwig and the Artistes of the Stage—JosephineSchefzky] | 92 |
| XIV. | [Prince Hohenlohe—Political Frictions] | 99 |
| XV. | [A Meeting between Bismarck and Ludwig] | 108 |
| XVI. | [Outbreak of the War with France] | 111 |
| XVII. | [During the War—The German Empire isProclaimed] | 118 |
| XVIII. | [The Bavarian Troops Return to Munich—King Ludwig andthe Crown Prince of Germany] | 131 |
| XIX. | [A Visit from the Emperor Wilhelm—Ludwig Withdraws moreand more from the World] | 138 |
| XX. | [Prince Otto’s Insanity—The King’s MorbidSensations] | 145 |
| XXI. | [The Review of the Troops in 1875—Crown PrinceFriedrich of Prussia] | 151 |
| XXII. | [King Ludwig and the Empress Elizabeth] | 158 |
| XXIII. | [King Ludwig and Queen Marie] | 164 |
| XXIV. | [State and Church—Ignaz vonDöllinger—Ludwig’s Letters to his old Tutor] | 168 |
| XXV. | [Ludwig II. in Daily Life] | 175 |
| XXVI. | [Ludwig and Richard Wagner—The King’s Visit toBayreuth] | 180 |
| XXVII. | [King Ludwig and the Artists of the Stage and Canvas] | 187 |
| XXVIII. | [Private Performances at the Hof Theater at Munich] | 193 |
| XXIX. | [King Ludwig and his Palaces] | 197 |
| XXX. | [King Ludwig’s Friendships] | 204 |
| XXXI. | [The Actor Kainz] | 209 |
| XXXII. | [A Journey to Switzerland] | 214 |
| XXXIII. | [King Ludwig and his Servants] | 221 |
| XXXIV. | [The Mad King] | 225 |
| XXXV. | [The Last Meeting between Mother and Son] | 230 |
| XXXVI. | [Pecuniary Distress] | 234 |
| XXXVII. | [Plots] | 239 |
| XXXVIII. | [Preparations to Imprison the King—The PeasantryAssemble to his Rescue] | 244 |
| XXXIX. | [A Friend in Need—Ludwig’s Proclamation] | 250 |
| XL. | [The King’s Last Hours at Neuschwanstein] | 257 |
| XLI. | [Schloss Berg—The King’s Death] | 265 |
| XLII. | [Conclusion] | 272 |