Enno Louis of East Frisia, was

count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

East Frisia East Frisia () or East Friesland (; ; ; ) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisia (peninsula), East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the ...

and after 1654 ''Fürst (Prince) of East Frisia'', (29 October 1632 –

Aurich Aurich (; East Frisian Low Saxon: ''Auerk'', West Frisian: ''Auwerk'', ) is a town in the East Frisian region of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich and is the second largest City in East Frisia, both in popula ...

, 4 April 1660) and the son of Ulrich II and

Juliana of Hesse-Darmstadt Juliana of Hesse-Darmstadt (14 April 1606 in Darmstadt – 15 January 1659 in Osterode am Harz) was the wife of Count Ulrich II of East Frisia and was regent for her minor son Enno Louis from 1648 to 1651. Her parents were Landgrave Louis ...

Life

Enno Louis grew up in the

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and

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and had an expensive education. At the age of 19 he was appointed

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on the court of emperor Ferdinand III. With this the emperor recognised his maturity and governing skills. So he could push aside his mother

and her advisers from the government. In 1651 he became count of East Frisia. Quickly after this he tried and executed the favourite and lover of his mother, the

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''Johann von Marenholz''. He was executed in

Wittmund Wittmund () is a town and capital of the district of Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Wittmund is a town of 21,000 inhabitants located in Germany's historic coastal district of East Frisia, between the towns of Aurich and Jever. Th ...

on July 21, 1651. He attempted to become

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(Prince) and with the help of the East Frisian scholar

Hermann Conring Hermann Conring (9 November 1606 – 12 December 1681) was a German intellectual. He made significant contributions to the study of medicine, politics and law. Descended from Lutheran clergy on both sides of his family, second-youngest of ten c ...

and 15,000 guiders he succeeded in this goal in 1654. Although only for himself and without a seat in the Reichstag. His brother George Christian who succeeded him managed to obtain the hereditary title. He was engaged with

Henriette Catherine of Nassau Henriette Catherine of Nassau ( Dutch: ''Henriëtte Catharina,'' German: ''Henriette Katharina''; 10 February 1637 – 5 November 1708) was princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau by marriage to John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and regent of An ...

but eventually married in 1656 with ''Juliana Sophia of Barby-Mühlingen''. With her he had two daughters, Juliane Louise and ''Sophie Wilhelmine'', who became the third wife of

Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels Duke Christian Ulrich I of Württemberg-Oels (9 April 1652, at Oels Castle in Oels – 5 April 1704, in Oels Castle) was a German nobleman. He was the ruling Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt from 1669 to 1697 and then the ruling Duke of Oels-Würt ...

. He died in 1660 after a hunting accident. Because he had only daughters he was succeeded by his brother.

Ancestors

Literature

* Tielke, Martin (ed.): ''Biographisches Lexikon für Ostfriesland'', Bd. 1 (1993), Bd. 2 (1997), Bd. 3 (2001) Ostfries. Landschaftliche Verl.- u. Vertriebsges. Aurich * Ernst Kaeber: ''Bilder aus dem Leben ostfries. Fürstlichkeiten des 17. Jahrhunderts. I. Die jüngeren Brüder des Fürsten Enno Ludwig. II. Aus dem Leben des Fürsten Christian Eberhard'', Aurich, 1912 * Ernst Kaeber: ''Die Jugendzeit Fürst Enno Ludwigs von Ostfriesland'', Aurich, 1911 1632 births 1660 deaths Counts of East Frisia Princes of East Frisia {{EastFrisia-stub