Bernhard von Gudden was renowned as a reformer of asylums in Germany. But that legacy has been eclipsed by his part in getting King Ludwig II of Bavaria deposed. Research: <ul> <li>Bhattacharyya, Kalyan B. &ldquo;Johann Bernhard Aloys von Gudden and the Mad King of Bavaria.&rdquo; Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology vol. 20,4 (2017): 348-351. doi:10.4103/aian.AIAN_489_16</li> <li>Crossland, David. &ldquo;Suicide of Mad Ludwig was murder, says film‑maker.&rdquo; The Times of London. June 29, 2018. https://www.thetimes.com/world/article/suicide-of-mad-ludwig-was-murder-says-film-maker-2x9s8hnkl</li> <li>Danek, A et al. &ldquo;The dream king's psychiatrist Bernhard von Gudden (1824-1886). A life committed to rationality.&rdquo; Archives of neurology vol. 46,12 (1989): 1349-53. doi:10.1001/archneur.1989.00520480093026</li> <li>Dalvi, Madhusudan. &ldquo;The Fairy Tale King and His Royal Psychiatrist: The Contribution to Neuroscience of Dr Johann Bernhard Aloys von Gudden, Psychiatrist to King Ludwig II &ndash; Psychiatry in History.&rdquo; The British Journal of Psychiatry 222.5 (2023): 187&ndash;187</li> <li>&ldquo;Death in Lake Starnberg.&rdquo; Bavarikon. https://www.bavarikon.de/en/exhibitions/king-ludwig-ii-of-bavaria-life-legacy-legend/disempowerment-and-death/death-in-lake-starnberg</li> <li>&ldquo;The death of King Ludwig II.&rdquo; Cambridge University Library. https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/germanic-collections/about-collections/spotlight-archive/death-king-ludwig</li> <li>Diethelm, Oskar. AN HISTORICAL VIEW OF SOMATIC TREATMENT IN PSYCHIATRY. 1939. American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 95, no. 5, American Psychiatric Publishing, Mar. 1939, pp. 1165&ndash;1179, doi:1176/ajp.95.5.1165</li> <li>&ldquo;John Conolly.&rdquo; Royal College of Physicians. https://history.rcp.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/john-conolly</li> <li>&ldquo;Ludwig II. The Final Days of the Fairy Tale King: The Report.&rdquo; Museum Starnberger See. https://www.museum-starnberger-see.de/en/exhibitions/upcoming/ludwig-ii/texts-and-audio-recordings/the-report</li> <li>&ldquo;Ludwig II. The Final Days of the Fairy Tale King: From the Autopsy Report of Ludwig II.&rdquo; Museum Starnberger See. https://www.museum-starnberger-see.de/en/exhibitions/upcoming/ludwig-ii/texts-and-audio-recordings/autopsy-report</li> <li>&ldquo;Mad King Ludwig a Suicide.&rdquo; The Philadelphia Times. June 15, 1886. https://www.newspapers.com/image/52212265/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjUyMjEyMjY1LCJpYXQiOjE3OTI1MjQ5OTQsImV4cCI6MTc5MjYxMTM5NH0.Y3yJW-PPNj0sg3HvMXT8ADdExIsxEbJ_2jQOnkNJPjDs_rHlGdri61QOCmh97k1NREVtpH0_u7oBOa_8sOWncQ</li> <li>M&uuml;ller, J&uuml;rgen L. &ldquo;Johann Bernhard Aloys von Gudden, 1824&ndash;1886. 2002.&rdquo; American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 159, no. 3, American Psychiatric Publishing, Mar. 2002, p. 379, doi:1176/ajp.159.3.379</li> <li>Neumann, Conny. &ldquo;Was &lsquo;Mad&rsquo; king Ludwig Murdered?&rdquo; Der Spiegel. Nov. 7, 2011. https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/fresh-doubt-about-suicide-theory-was-mad-king-ludwig-murdered-a-515924.html</li> <li>&ldquo;OTTO, MAD MONARCH OF BAVARIA, DEAD; The End Came Suddenly at Fuerstenried Castle, Near Munich. INSANE FOR 43 YEARS Nominally Succeeded His Mad Brother Ludwig, but Never Exercised Royal Power.&rdquo; New York Times. Oct. 13, 1916. https://www.nytimes.com/1916/10/13/archives/otto-mad-monarch-of-bavaria-dead-the-end-came-suddenly-at.html</li> <li>Sarikcioglu, Levent. &ldquo;Johann Bernhard Aloys von Gudden: an outstanding scientist.&rdquo; Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry vol. 78,2 (2007): 195. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.106633</li> <li>Steinberg, Reinhard, and Peter Falkai. &ldquo;Was King Ludwig II of Bavaria misdiagnosed by Gudden and his colleagues?.&rdquo; European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience vol. 271,4 (2021): 799-807. doi:10.1007/s00406-020-01161-8</li> <li>Taylor, Allen. &ldquo;The 125th Anniversary of the Death of King Ludwig II.&rdquo; The Atlantic. June 13, 2011. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/06/the-125th-anniversary-of-the-death-of-king-ludwig-ii/100085/</li> <li>Workman, Charles. &ldquo;Bernhard Von Gudden.&rdquo; The British Medical Journal, vol. 2, no. 1336, 1886, pp. 285&ndash;86. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25268832. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.</li> </ul> &nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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