Ludwig Friedrich (Württemberg-Mömpelgard)
Ludwig Friedrich von Württemberg-Mömpelgard (born January 29, 1586 in Mömpelgard ; † January 26, 1631 ibid) was the founder of a branch of the Württemberg ducal house and Duke of Württemberg-Mömpelgard .
family
Ludwig Friedrich von Württemberg was born as the fifth child and second oldest son of Duke Friedrich I von Württemberg and Princess Sibylla von Anhalt at Mömpelgard Castle .
Life
Ludwig Friedrich's older brother, Duke Johann Friedrich von Württemberg, gave him full sovereignty on May 28, 1617 in a "brotherly prince comparison" of all of Württemberg's possessions on the left bank of the Rhine ( Mömpelgard , Reichenweiher , Horburg ). Ludwig Friedrich became the founder of the younger branch of Württemberg-Mömpelgard . His government was under the strain of the Thirty Years War , which also led to famine and the plague epidemic in Mömpelgard . After the death of his brother Duke Johann Friedrich on July 28, 1628, he was appointed guardian of the only thirteen-year-old Eberhard III. appointed to Stuttgart. His tenure there was marked by the disputes following the edict of Emperor Ferdinand II's restitution , through which Württemberg lost about a third of its territory. In November 1630 he returned sick to Mömpelgard, where he died on January 26, 1631.
Marriage and offspring
Ludwig Friedrich married Elisabeth Magdalena of Hessen-Darmstadt on July 14, 1617 . The marriage had three children:
- Christoph (December 24, 1620 - January 1, 1621)
- Henriette Luise (born June 30, 1623; † September 3, 1650; ⚭ August 31, 1642) with Margrave Albrecht II of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- Leopold Friedrich (May 30, 1624 - June 15, 1662)
After Elisabeth Magdalena's death on June 9, 1624, Ludwig Friedrich married Anna Eleonora von Nassau-Saarbrücken-Weilburg on May 15, 1625 . This marriage also produced three children:
- Georg (October 5, 1626 - June 1, 1699)
- Heinrich (December 19, 1627 - January 1628)
- Georgia Ludovica (February 1, 1630 - April 11, 1630)
literature
- Jean-Marc Debard: Ludwig Friedrich. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , pp. 178-180.
- Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 2: The House of Württemberg from Duke Friedrich I to Duke Eberhard III. With the Stuttgart, Mömpelgard, Weiltingen, Neuenstadt am Kocher, Neuenbürg and Oels lines in Silesia. 4th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-12-8 , pp. 159-184.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann Friedrich, Duke of Württemberg |
Duke of Württemberg-Mömpelgard 1617–1631 |
Leopold Friedrich |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ludwig Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Württemberg-Mömpelgard, Ludwig Friedrich von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Württemberg-Mömpelgard |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1586 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mömpelgard , County of Württemberg-Mömpelgard , Holy Roman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1631 |
| Place of death | Mömpelgard , County of Württemberg-Mömpelgard , Holy Roman Empire |