Ludwig (Hohenlohe-Langenburg)

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Ludwig, Graf zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (* 20th October 1696 in Langenburg , † 16th January 1765 ibid) was Count von Hohenlohe-Langenburg and was by on January 7, 1764 Emperor Francis I in the Imperial Prince collected.

biography

He was a son of Count Albrecht Wolfgang zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Sophia Amalia von Nassau-Saarbrücken.

Under Count Ludwig, some alterations were made to Langenburg Castle , so the east wing was given its current shape and further alterations in the Baroque style took place. He also had the Ludwigsruhe pleasure and hunting palace built as a summer residence on the site of the former hamlet of Lindenbronn, next to the hunting park established there in 1588, according to plans by Leopold Retty .

family

On January 23, 1723 he married his cousin , Countess Eleonore von Nassau-Saarbrücken (1707–1769), daughter of Count Ludwig Kraft von Nassau-Saarbrücken and his wife Countess Philippine Henriette zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (a sister of his father).

The marriage had the following thirteen children:

  • Christian Albrecht (* 1726; † 1789)
  • Friedrich Karl (* 1728; † 1728)
  • Sophie Henriette (* 1729; † 1735)
  • Auguste Caroline (* 1731; † 1736)
  • Luise Charlotte (* 1732; † 1777) ∞ Prince Christian Friedrich zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg
  • Eleonore Juliane (* 1734; † 1813) ∞ Hereditary Prince Albrecht zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
  • Wilhelm Friedrich Gustav (* 1736; † 1805), Knight of St. John
  • Philipp Karl (* 1738; † 1753)
  • Friedrich August (* 1740; † 1810)
  • Ludwig Gottfried (* 1742; † 1765)
  • Christiane Henriette (* 1744; † 1744)
  • Caroline Christiane (* 1746; † 1750)
  • Friedrich Ernst (* 1750; † 1794) ∞ Magdalena Adriana van Haren
predecessor Office successor
Albrecht Wolfgang Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1715–1764
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predecessor Office successor
- Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1764–1765
Christian Albrecht

Individual evidence

  1. Proof of Wilhelm Friedrich Gustav's date of death (January 18, 1805) , “Political journal: along with reports of learned and other things. Year 1805, first volume ”, p. 296; Hamburg, 1805.
  2. Mention of Wilhelm Friedrich as the Knight of St. John , “Wirthschafts- und Kanzley-Kalender on the 1780 year: In honor of S. ADALBERTI”; P. 13; Prague
  3. ^ "Philipp Karl Of Hohenlohe" , profile on Geni.com