Christian Albrecht, 2nd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (27 March 1726, in

Langenburg Langenburg () is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall. It is also the place where Wibele - small, sweet, biscuit-like ...

– 4 July 1789, in

Ludwigsruhe Ludwigsruhe is a hamlet in Hohenlohe. It is a suburb of the town of Langenburg in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Until 11 August 1761, the place was called Lindenbronn. Prince Louis of Hohenlohe-Langen ...

), was the second ruling

Prince A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...

Hohenlohe-Langenburg Hohenlohe-Langenburg () was a German county and later principality in the Holy Roman Empire. It was located in the current northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Langenburg. Since the medieval times this small state was ruled by the Hous ...

and a Dutch lieutenant-general. He was the first child of

Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (20 October 1696 in Langenburg – 16 January 1765 in Langenburg) was a Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. On 7 January 1764, he was elevated to Imperial Prince by Emperor Francis I. Life He was a son of Count Albert W ...

and Countess Eleonore of Nassau-Saarbrücken. When his father died on 16 January 1765, Christian Albrecht succeeded him as Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Marriage and issue

On 13 May 1761 in

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, he married Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern (1731–1796), daughter of Prince

Frederick Charles of Stolberg-Gedern Frederick Charles, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern (11 October 1693 – 28 September 1767), was a German politician. He founded the Stolberg-Gedern line of the House of Stolberg, which ended in 1804 when it became part of the line of Stolberg-Wernige ...

. From their marriage, the couple had the following children: * Karl Ludwig (born: 10 September 1762; died:4 April 1825) : married Countess Amalia of Solms-Baruth * Louise Eleonore (born: 11 August 1763; died: 30 April 1837) : married

Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Georg I Frederick Karl, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (4 February 1761 in Frankfurt – 24 December 1803 in Meiningen), was Duke of Saxe-Meiningen from 1782 to 1803. He was known as a reformer and considered a model prince by many of his peers. Family G ...

* Gustav Adolf (born: 9 October 1764, died: 21 July 1796) * Christine Caroline (born: 19 November 1765; died: 6 December 1768) * Ludwig Wilhelm (born: 16 February 1767; died: 17 December 1768) * Christian August (born: 15 March 1768; died: 18 April 1796) * Auguste Karoline (born: 15 November 1769; died: 30 July 1803) {{DEFAULTSORT:Christian Albrecht Of Hohenlohe Langenburg Princes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg People from Langenburg 1726 births 1789 deaths 18th-century German people