Friedrich Ludwig (Hohenzollern-Hechingen)

Friedrich Ludwig von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (born September 1, 1688 in Strasbourg , † June 4, 1750 in Lindich Castle near Hechingen ) was Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen .

Life

Friedrich Ludwig's father was Friedrich Wilhelm Prince of Hohenzollern (1663–1735), his mother Maria Leopoldine Ludovika Countess of Sinzendorf (1666–1709). He spent his childhood and youth in Hechingen in his parents' Renaissance castle. After completing his military training, Friedrich Ludwig became a passionate soldier and hunter. He was Imperial Field Marshal General and Supreme Commander of the Austrian troops on the Upper Rhine. Under Prince Eugene , he fought in the Venetian-Austrian Turkish War (1714 to 1718) and against the rebellious Hungarians.

Lindich Castle, built at the instigation of Friedrich Ludwig

In 1730 he took over the business of government in the small principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen from his father. Tied to the region in this way, his enthusiasm for hunting prompted the construction of a hunting lodge and pleasure palace, despite an unfortunate financial situation. From 1739 to 1741 he had the architecturally outstanding Lindich Castle built outside, three kilometers west of Hechingen . After its completion, Lindich also became a princely summer residence. He also had the Friedrichstal hunting lodge built southeast of Boll . These financial burdens also increased the pressure on the population, and the conflicts with the subjects intensified.

On June 4, 1750 Friedrich Ludwig died unmarried and without descendants at Lindich Castle. His successor was his cousin Josef Friedrich Wilhelm .

See also

• Tribe list of the Hohenzollern

predecessor	Office	successor
Friedrich Wilhelm	Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 1730–1750	Josef Friedrich Wilhelm