Ludwig I abdicated in favor of his eldest son Maximilian II
Thursday Mar 16, 1848 Central Europe (Present-Day Bavaria, Germany)
Ludwig tried to institute a few minor reforms but they proved insufficient to quell the storm of protests. On March 16, 1848, Ludwig I abdicated in favor of his eldest son Maximilian II. Ludwig complained that "I could not rule any longer, and I did not want to give up my powers".
