Ludwig von Lüder (4 February 1795 – 6 March 1862) was a Bavarian

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. He was

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under

Maximilian II of Bavaria Maximilian II (28 November 1811 – 10 March 1864) reigned as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864. Unlike his father, King Ludwig I, "King Max" was very popular and took a greater interest in the business of Government than in personal extra ...

for two times.

Biography

Lüder was born in the district of

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. He took part in the campaigns of the

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from 1813 to 1815. He was advanced to an

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in 1818, to a

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in 1827, and was inspector of the

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troops from 1832 to 1836, serving in the

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in Greece. In 1838 he became corps adjutant in the Generalquartiermeister staff, and in 1842 he became head of artillery division in the Bavarian war ministry. He was advanced to an

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in 1844, and four years later to the rank of an

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. In 1848 he became Major General and commander in chief of the Munich garrison. After his period as war minister from 29 May 1849 to 25 March 1855, Lüder served again as commander in chief of Munich for a short time, before he was war minister for a second time after 13 April 1859. On 12 June 1861 he was retired at his own request. He died in

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the following year.''Lüder, Ludwig von''
House of the Bavarian history (HdBG).

References and notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luder, Ludwig Von Bavarian Ministers of War Bavarian generals People from the Kingdom of Bavaria 1795 births 1862 deaths German military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Germany–Greece military relations