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Bavarian monarch renowned for patronage of Richard Wagner and fairy-tale castles like Neuschwanstein, fiercely defending Bavarian cultural autonomy and Catholic identity.
Political topics
Ludwig II of Bavaria leans further toward religious than 89% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Religion is where Ludwig II of Bavaria stands furthest from the rest.
On Power, Ludwig II of Bavaria sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Aristotle's political philosophy, defending a mixed constitution of monarchical, aristocratic and popular elements to avoid both tyranny and radical democracy, reserving full citizenship for those with virtue, property and the education to deliberate.
American traditionalist right, of Buchanan and Kirk, defending Christian heritage, localism and states' rights, immigration restriction, protectionism and non-interventionism, against neoconservatives and the managerial state.
Revival of Thomas Aquinas's thought from 1879 (Leo XIII), with Maritain and Gilson. It grounds politics in natural law, the common good and subsidiarity, favoring mixed government, property with a social function and just war, under Catholic faith.
The most distant ideology
Techno-AnarchismAnarchist33%
A Greek philosopher, Aristotle formulated a political vision centered on the polis, civic virtue, and mixed government, defending moderate private property, natural hierarchy, and moral education as the foundations of common life.
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A federation of Central European territories, the Holy Roman Empire gathered principalities and cities under an elected emperor and strong Church influence, marked by fragmented power and the autonomy of its members.
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