Ludwig Carl Franz Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein
Ludwig Carl Franz Philipp Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein (born November 15, 1731 in Siegen , † June 14, 1799 in Kleinheubach ) was a German imperial prince .
origin
He came from the old noble family von Hohenlohe , line Waldenburg- Bartenstein and was born as the son of the Wetzlar Reich Chamberlain and ruling Prince Karl Philipp Franz zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein and his wife Sophia Maria Friderica Charlotte von Hessen-Homburg . One of his brothers was the future prince-bishop of Breslau , Joseph Christian Franz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein (1740-1817).
Life
On May 6, 1757, Prince Ludwig Carl Franz Philipp Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (often just called Ludwig Leopold ) married Josepha Friederike Polyxena Alexandrina Countess of Limburg-Stirum (* December 28, 1738). He lived as the Hereditary Prince with his family in Schillingsfürst . An exchange of letters with his father in 1762 shows that he was only willing to move to Bartenstein in 1762 under pressure and financial concessions . He was obliged by his father to work closely with building director Andrea Gallasini and thus influenced the interior of the castle in particular. 1763, when his father died, he became the ruling prince and was the only sovereign to reside in Bartenstein for his entire life.
The prince's widowed mother lived until her death in 1777 at Untergröningen Castle , where the son Ludwig Carl Franz Philipp Leopold, in 1798, after the death of his wife, also took up his widower's seat. In Untergröningen he systematically settled Catholic subjects and in 1779 founded a Catholic elementary school.
At the time of the French Revolution, many French aristocrats who had fled found refuge in the Principality of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein. The royalist troops of the Prince von Conde had their headquarters in Bartenstein. Many French emigrants were also staying in Gröningen Castle at this time. Among them was the confessor of King Louis XVI. , Father Nicolas Beauregard, who died there in 1804. In 1792 the Hohenlohe-Bartenstein Jägerregiment was founded to fight the French revolutionaries .
Prince Ludwig Leopold had two sons and five daughters with his wife:
- Sophia Carolina Josepha Philippina Maria Anna Lucia (December 13, 1758 - January 20, 1836 in Rome , buried on Campo Santo Teutonico ), until 1794 canoness of Thorn (Limburg)
- Maria Anna Elisabetha Josepha (March 20, 1760 - June 11, 1811)
- Marie Leopoldine Henriette (July 15, 1761 - February 15, 1807)
- Josepha Elisabetha Euphemia Rosina (March 11, 1763 - February 19, 1796)
- Ludwig Aloys Joachim Franz (August 18, 1765 - May 31, 1829)
- Karl Joseph (December 12, 1766 - July 6, 1838)
- Franziska Luise Henriette Ambrosia (December 7, 1770 - January 17, 1812)
After the death of his wife, Prince Ludwig Leopold abdicated in 1798, after which the estate was divided in Hohenlohe-Bartenstein and Hohenlohe-Jagstberg. The son Ludwig Aloys succeeded him as the ruling Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein. He was also Austrian Lieutenant General and Marshal of France .
The son Karl Joseph became Prince of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg.
The daughter Marie Leopoldine Henriette married the ruling Prince Dominik Constantin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1762–1814), with whom she lived at Löwenstein Castle in Kleinheubach . Ludwig Carl Franz Philipp Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein died here on June 14, 1799, after he had previously suffered an accident and fell with the car. He was buried in the grave of the princes of Löwenstein in the Franciscan monastery in Engelberg . His marble epitaph is still there today in the monastery church .
Ludwig Carl Franz Philipp Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein was one of the few German imperial princes who stood up for the French emigrants and actively supported the fight against the revolution.
His grandson was the highly decorated Bavarian Lieutenant General Konstantin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1786–1844).
Act as sovereign
During his reign, Bartenstein developed into a cultural, political and economic center in north-eastern Hohenlohe. The palace and the city complex were converted into a baroque residence. The court had to be expanded. To create additional living space, he shortened the courtyard garden in the south. The western Schlossstrasse with the stately houses for the highest court officials was built there. He also granted his residence town charter around 1763.
Ludwig Carl Franz Philipp Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein was a patron of the arts, as a music lover he had his own court orchestra. Well-known court musicians worked at the Fürstenhof, e. B. Ignaz von Beecke , Franz Christoph Neubauer and Johann Evangelist Brandl , who later moved from Limburg-Stirum to Bruchsal as court music director of the Speyer prince-bishop August . From numerous documents in the Hohenlohe Central Archive in Neuenstein, in particular the Oberamtsrechnung, it can be deduced that two concerts a week delighted the audience. The Bartensteiner music performances were not only played by professional musicians. In addition to members of the Princely House, members of the court and particularly suitable citizens of the residence were involved. In the performance of the Magic Flute, Hereditary Prince Ludwig Alois played the role of Tamino, the daughter of a valet took on the role of Pamina, and a councilor took on the role of Papageno. According to the memoirs of Princess Sophia, which are also kept in the Hohenlohe Central Archives, the musical performances were of high quality. The Kommödienhaus from around 1765, in which the theater performances took place, was auctioned for demolition in 1817.
The city was expanded structurally until 1780, the population grew to over 1000 taxable citizens. 2 weekly markets were held and once a year a market (called Muswiese), in which over 100 traders took part. The good economic situation of the citizens was primarily due to the orientation towards the court and the resulting flow of money. Basically, Bartenstein was largely a domestic economy. The prince was always anxious to improve the supply of his subjects with food, or to ensure. So he left a princely vineyard to 29 citizens on the condition that they grow potatoes (Grundbirn) there. In 1766 the country suffered from extreme drought. Grain could no longer be ground in the Bartenstein watermills. That is why he had a windmill built in the high-lying princely pleasure garden outside the village in order to ensure that the population was supplied with flour. After the court was dissolved in 1798, the economic downturn began in the residence.
literature
- Fritz Kempt: Pfedelbach 1037-1987: From past and present (= research from Württembergisch Franconia, vol. 30). Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1987, ISBN 3799576304 , p.
Web links
- PDF document on the castle and palace history of Gröningen
- Genealogical website about the prince
- Family tree
- Network around Bartenstein with information about the history of the residence
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d According to another source (without Franz ): “Ludw [ig] Carl Phil [ipp] Leopold, Erbpr. G. Nov. 15, 731, Imperial Rittmeister. “In: Johann Christoph Gatterer : Continued coat of arms calendar to the year 1764 or annual manual of the latest genealogy and heraldry in which all current European potentates family tables and coats of arms with a correct description and an outline of the heraldry or heraldry are included. Chapter CXLVI. Family table of the Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein. Verlag der Raspischen Handlung, Nürnberg 1764, p. 109 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
- ↑ Anne and Claus Reimann: Bartenstein as it used to be. Niederstetten 2009, p. 18 ff.
- ↑ site about Abtsgemünd-Untergröningen
- ↑ Website on the history of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein ( Memento from April 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Website on court music in the Hohenlohe house
- ↑ Church book Ettenhausen entry from 1766
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein, Ludwig Carl Franz Leopold to |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein, Ludwig Carl Franz Philipp Leopold Fürst zu (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German imperial prince and patron of the arts |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1731 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wins |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1799 |
| Place of death | Kleinheubach |