Back in the day Empires knew how to handle mad kings. If this were the 14th century the Barons, and Lords would have arraigned a plausible entertaining accident for this demented clown during the first week. Then put his youngest son on the Throne.
Installed a reliable crook as regent, and Just got on with business.
The proles wouldn't know or care.
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That I suspect is probably what happened to Ludwig II, the gay king of Bavaria. They called him “mad” because he insanely squandered the national treasury building fairy tale castles instead of sensibly putting it into munitions and prepping for WWI like other, more responsible monarchs. Also, he loved opera and was a major patron of Richard Wagner. Clearly crazy.
One day Ludwig and his doctor went for a stroll around the lake. Both were found floating in it some time later.
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A coincidence I'm sure. Perhaps they "slipped".
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