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from \creative madness lives on in bavaria\ by linda d. kozaryn 1. they said he was mad, but since his death more than 110 years ago, 1.5 million people have come to southern germany to see the fruits of bavarian king ludwig ii’s madness. 2. tourists flock to neuschwanstein castle, one of three palaces ludwig ii built in the mid - to - late 1800s in the bavarian alps south of munich. linderhof palace and herrenchiemsee palace draw their share of tourists, but neuschwanstein is the main attraction, especially for americans. 3. for countless moviegoers, neuschwanstein will always be the place where “fairy tales come true.” the walt disney co. used the castle as the basis for fairy - tale replicas at theme parks in california, florida, france and japan. 4. disney also featured neuschwanstein’s likeness in his classic children’s films. as the young at heart know: cinderella lost her glass slipper at midnight on the castle steps; prince charming braved the enchanted castle to find a sleeping beauty; and snow white escaped the castle, fleeing a wickedly jealous stepmother. 5. disney’s characters traditionally lived happily ever after. this was not the case for king ludwig. after spending a fortune building elaborate palaces, he was found dead at the age of 40. his death remains a mystery; it may have been the result of a plot to end his costly palace - building frenzy. 6. king ludwig’s story is centered around his penchant for fantasy and his admiration for a musical genius, composer richard wagner. born in 1845, ludwig became bavaria’s king at age 18. at that time, germany was a collection of separate states. although considered unprepared for the royal role, the young king took his duties seriously. according to hans kopp in his booklet “king ludwig ii: his life—his work”: “his death remains a mystery; it may have been the result of a plot to end his costly palace - building frenzy.” read this chain from paragraph 5. which detail from the passage best supports the claim? while work was under way on neuschwanstein, ludwig began construction on two smaller palaces and planned buildings several more. in 1871, he began building the royal villa he named linderhof, fashioned after the french palace of versailles. it is about four miles west of oberammergau. four years later, he began building the herrenchiemsee palace at lake chiemsee, about 60 miles southeast of munich. ludwig elaborately furnished both with intricate, gilded woodcarvings, exquisite porcelain, massive mirrors, rich tapestries and furniture. although he primarily used his own family fortune to build his palaces, ludwig became indebted to the bavarian government to the tune of about 13 million deutsche marks. family members and government officials feared the king would exhaust in one generation the family fortune accumulated over 800 years. they conspired to dethrone the king on grounds of insanity. aware of the attempt, he cursed ludwig, wrote: “i must bear behind a second and slandered i am called a fool.” ludwig fled to see linderhof. a hermit - named father nepomuk -施耐德 lived in the 15 - foot - high tower of the mountain villa. in 1886, a government commission declared ludwig ii probably mentally ill. the report

Explanation:

The claim links Ludwig's mysterious death to his costly palace-building. The detail that he became indebted to the Bavarian government for about 13 million deutsche marks, leading family and officials to conspire to depose him on insanity grounds, directly shows the financial strain and conflict from his palace frenzy that could have motivated a plot against him.

Answer:

Family members and government officials feared the king would exhaust in one generation the family fortune accumulated over 800 years. They conspired to depose the king on grounds of insanity.