Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (20 October 1696 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 ...

– 16 January 1765 in Langenburg) was a Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. On 7 January 1764, he was elevated to

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by Emperor

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Life

He was a son of Count Albert Wolfgang of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Sophia Amalia of Nassau-Saarbrücken. During Ludwig's reign as prince, some modifications to

Langenburg Castle 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-li ...

were made: the east wing was provided with its present form and further modifications in the

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took place. He also built, as his summer residence, the

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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 ...

on the land of the former hamlet of Lindenbronn, next to the hunting park created in 1588.

Marriage and issue

On 23 January 1723, he married his

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, Countess Eleanor of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1707–1769). She was the daughter of Count Louis Crato of Nassau-Saarbrücken (a brother of his mother) and his wife, Countess Philippine Henriette of

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 ...

(a sister of his father). The marriage produced thirteen children: *

Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Christian Albrecht, 2nd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (27 March 1726, in Langenburg – 4 July 1789, in Ludwigsruhe), was the second ruling Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and a Dutch lieutenant-general. He was the first child of Ludwig, Prince o ...

(1726–1789) * Friedrich Karl (1728–1728) * Sophie Henriette (1729–1735) * Auguste Caroline (1731–1736) * Luise Charlotte (1732–1777), married Christian Frederick Carl, Prince of

Hohenlohe-Kirchberg Hohenlohe-Kirchberg was a German County located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Kirchberg. It was ruled by a protestant branch of the Hohenlohe family. The county of Kirchberg was located between the territories of Brandenb ...

* Eleonore Juliane (1734–1813), married Prince Albert of

Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen was a German County of the House of Hohenlohe, located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Ingelfingen. Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen was a scion of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. It was raised from a County to a Principality i ...

* Wilhelm Friedrich (1736–1805) * Philipp Karl (1738–1753) * Friedrich August (1740–1810) * Ludwig Gottfried (1742–1765) * Christiane Henriette (1744–1744) * Caroline Christiane (1746–1750) * Friedrich Ernst (1750–1794), married Magdalena Adriana van Haren Counts of Hohenlohe Princes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg House of Hohenlohe 1696 births 1765 deaths 18th-century German people People from Langenburg {{Germany-noble-stub