Ludwig zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg ( Ludwig, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg ; October 20, 1696 - January 16, 1765 ) - German aristocrat, 4th Earl of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1715-1764), and then the 1st Prince Hohenloe-Langenburg (1764-1765).
| Ludwig zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||||
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| him Ludwig, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Albrecht Wolfgant Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||||
| Successor | county converted to principality | ||||||
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| Predecessor | creation of creations | ||||||
| Successor | Christian Albrecht Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||||
| Birth | October 20, 1696 Langenburg , Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
| Death | January 16, 1765 (68 years) Langenburg , Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
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| Rod | Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||||
| Father | Albrecht Wolfgant Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||||
| Mother | Sofia Amalia Nassau-Saarbrücken | ||||||
| Spouse | Eleonora Nassau-Saarbrücken | ||||||
| Children | sons : Sophia Henrietta Augustus Carolina Louise Charlotte Eleonora Juliana Christian henrietta Carolina Christian | ||||||
Biography
Ludwig was born on October 20, 1696 in Langenburg . The sixth child and the third son of Albrecht Wolfgang Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1659-1715) and his wife, Sofia Amalia Nassau-Saarbrücken (1666-1736). At this time the county was ruled by his grandfather, Heinrich Friedrich Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1625-1699). In 1699, after the death of Heinrich Friedrich, Albrecht Wolfgang (father of Ludwig) became a new earl.
On April 17, 1715, after the death of his father Albrecht Wolfgang, the 18-year-old Ludwig inherited the title of Count Hohenlohe-Langenburg, as his older brothers died during his father's lifetime.
At the age of 26, Ludwig Hohenlohe-Langenburg married his 15-year-old cousin Eleonora of Nassau-Saarbrücken (July 1, 1707 - October 15, 1769) [1] , the fifth daughter of Count Ludwig Krato of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1663-1717), and Countess Philippine Genett. -Langenburg (1679-1751). Their wedding took place on January 23, 1723 in the Lorenzen castle. The couple had thirteen children:
- Christian Albrecht (March 27, 1726 - July 4, 1789) [1] , the 2nd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1765–1789), was married from 1761 to Karolina Stolberg-Gedernn (1731–1796)
- Frederick Carl (February 19 - June 17, 1728)
- Sofia Henrietta (November 5, 1729 - February 13, 1735) [1]
- Augustus Carolina (April 30, 1731 - July 6, 1736) [1]
- Louise Charlotte (December 20, 1732 - August 5, 1777), husband since 1760, Prince Christian Friedrich Hohenlohe-Kirchberg (1729-1819)
- Eleonora Juliana (July 22, 1734 - September 20, 1813), husband since 1766, Wolfgang Albrecht of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1743–1778)
- Wilhelm Friedrich (May 21, 1736 - January 18, 1805)
- Philip Karl (February 3, 1738 - March 31, 1753)
- Frederick Augustus (January 11, 1740 - February 12, 1810) [1]
- Gottfried Ludwig (January 27, 1742 - September 22, 1765) [1]
- Christian Henrietta (February 20, 1744 - February 26, 1744)
- Caroline Christian (July 10, 1746 - September 6, 1750) [1]
- Frederick Ernst (May 16, 1750 - October 24, 1794), was married to Magdalene Adriana van Haren (1746–1822) since 1773 .
On January 7, 1764, [1] Count Ludwig Hohenlohe-Langenburg received the title of an imperial prince from the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Franz I, Stephen .
On January 16, 1765, the 68-year-old Ludwig Hohenlohe-Langenburg died in Langenburg [1] . He was buried there.
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- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ludwig Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg