Christian Albrecht, 2nd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (27 March 1726, in
Langenburg – 4 July 1789, in
Ludwigsruhe
Ludwigsruhe is a hamlet (place), hamlet in Hohenlohe. It is a suburb of the town of Langenburg in the Schwäbisch Hall (district), district of Schwäbisch Hall, located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Until 11 August 1761, the place was called Li ...
), 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. The ...
of
Hohenlohe-Langenburg and a Dutch lieutenant-general.
Early life and ancestry
Born into the
House of Hohenlohe
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, 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 Alber ...
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
Gedern
Gedern () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany, and historically belongs to Upper Hesse, Oberhessen. It is located northeast of Hanau at the foot of the Vogelsberg Mountains, Vogelsberg, one of the largest inactive volcanoes ...
, he married Princess
Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern (1731–1796), daughter of Prince
Frederick Charles of Stolberg-Gedern and his wife, Countess Louise of
Nassau-Saarbrücken (1705-1766). 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
George I (German: Georg Friedrich Karl; 4 February 1761 – 24 December 1803), was Duke of Saxe-Meiningen from 21 July 1782 until his death in 1803. He was known as a reformer and considered a model prince by many of his peers.
Family
George ...
* 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)
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Princes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
People from Langenburg
1726 births
1789 deaths
18th-century German people