Karl Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Leiningen ( German: Carl Friedrich Wilhelm zu Leiningen ; August 14, 1724 , Dürkheim , Kurpfalz - January 9, 1807 , Amorbach , Bavaria ) - German aristocrat from the house of Leiningen . Imperial Chamberlain , Privy Counselor of Kurpfalz and Cavalry Lieutenant General . The first prince ( Fürst ) of Leningen (1779-1807).
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| Predecessor | Friedrich Magnus | ||||||
| Successor | county converted to imperial principality | ||||||
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| Successor | Emich Carl | ||||||
| Birth | August 14, 1724 Durkheim , Kurpfalz | ||||||
| Death | January 9, 1807 (82 years old) Amorbach , Bavaria | ||||||
| Kind | Leiningen | ||||||
| Father | Friedrich Magnus, Earl of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg | ||||||
| Mother | Anna Christina Eleanor, Countess von Wurmbrand-Stuppach | ||||||
| Spouse | Christian Wilhelmina Louise Solms-Redelheim and Assenheim | ||||||
| Children | daughters : Emich Carl | ||||||
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Biography
Born on August 14, 1724 in Durkheim ( Kurpfalz ). The eldest son of Frederick Magnus, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg (1703-1756), and his wife, Countess Anna Cristina Eleonora von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (1698-1763), daughter of the President of the Imperial Court Council of Count Johann Joseph Wilhelm von Wurmbrand (16) -1750). On the paternal side - the grandson of Count Johann Friedrich von Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg (1661-1722), and Katharina von Baden-Durlach (1677-1746), the daughter of Margrave VII Frederick VII Magnus von Baden-Durlach , sister of Margrave Charles III Wilhelm von Wilhelm Durlach , founder of the city of Karlsruhe .
On October 28, 1756, after the death of his father, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm became the new Earl of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg. On July 3, 1779, the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II granted him the title of imperial prince .
In 1796, French troops drove the count family from the Palatinate. In 1801, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Leiningen lost his possessions on the left bank of the Rhine , namely Hardenburg , Falkenburg and Durkheim , which went to France. Amorbach in Bavaria became the new residence of the family. In 1803, the Principality of Leiningen was created, bordering the kingdom of Bavaria and the Grand Duchy of Baden , its territory is completely surrounded by the territories of these states.
In 1806, the Principality of Leiningen was mediated by the Grand Duchy of Baden, in 1810 passed to the Grand Duchy of Hesse , and in 1816 it became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria .
Family
On June 24, 1749, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm married his cousin, Christian Wilhelmina Louise Solms-Redelheim and Assenheim (April 24, 1736 - January 6, 1803), the daughter of Wilhelm Karl Ludwig, Count Solms-Redelheim and Assenheim, and Countess Maridimonie Marie Margarene Margarene Margarene Margarene Margarene of Margarene Margarene Margaret Margaret Stuppach. The couple had three daughters and one son [1] [2] [3] :
- Elizabeth Christiana Marianna (October 27, 1753 - February 16, 1792), husband from 1768 Count Karl Ludwig von Salm (1729-1799)
- Charlotte Louise Maria (May 27, 1755 - January 13, 1785), husband since 1776 Count Franz von Erbach-Erbach (1754-1823)
- Carolina Sophia Wilhelmina (April 4, 1757 - March 18, 1832), husband since 1773 Count Frederick Magnus Solms-Wildenfels (1743-1801)
- Emich Karl (September 27, 1763 - July 4, 1814), 2nd Prince of Leiningen (1803-1814).
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Notes
- ↑ Leiningen 6 , Genealogy.EU
- ↑ Paul Theroff: Leiningen , Online Gotha
- ↑ Karl Friedrich Wilhelm, 1st Prince of Leiningen, Lt. Gen. of the Cavalry , our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com
Literature
- Thomas Gehrlein: Das Haus Leiningen. 900 Jahre Gesamtgeschichte mit Stammfolgen. Deutsche Fürstenhäuser. Heft 32. Börde Verlag, Werl 2011, ISBN 978-3-9811993-9-0 , S. 24
- Johann Georg Lehmann: Urkundliche Geschichte der Burgen und Bergschlösser in den ehemaligen Gauen, Grafschaften und Herrschaften der bayerischen Pfalz , Band 3, S. 189–217, Kaiserslautern, 1863
- Michael Frey: Versuch einer geographisch-historisch-statistischen Beschreibung des königl. Bayer. Rheinkreises. Band 2 ( Gerichts-Bezirk von Frankenthal ), Speyer 1838, S. 484, (Digitalscan)
- Heinrich Conrad: Leiningen, Geschichte eines Grafenhauses , Landkreis Bad Dürkheim, 2000, S. 51 - 56, ISBN 3-00-006579-2
- Ingo Toussaint: Die Grafen von Leiningen . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1982. ISBN 3-7995-7017-9