George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach (8 May 1643 – 30 April 1693), was a German prince member of the

House of Erbach A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

and ruler over Erbach, Freienstein, Wildenstein,

Michelstadt Michelstadt () in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of 28,629 people. Geography Location Michelstadt is the biggest town in the Odenwaldkr ...

and

Breuberg Breuberg is a town in the Odenwaldkreis district of Hesse, Germany. It is 28 km east of Darmstadt and 20 km southwest of Aschaffenburg. Geography Location Breuberg lies in the northern Odenwald. Neighbouring communities Breuberg ...

. Born in Fürstenau, he was the fifth child and third (but second surviving) son of

George Albert I, Count of Erbach-Schönberg George Albert I, Count of Erbach-Schönberg (16 December 1597 – 25 November 1647), was a German prince member of the House of Erbach and ruler over Schönberg, Seeheim, Reichenberg, Fürstenau and since 1643 over all the Erbach family lands. ...

and his third wife Elisabeth Dorothea, a daughter of George Frederick II, Count of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg in

Schillingsfürst Schillingsfürst is a municipality in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km southeast of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and 23 km west of Ansbach Ansbach (; ; East Franconian: ''Anschba'') is a city in the ...

Life

Because he and his brothers were still minors at the time of their father's death in 1647, the guardianship and rule over the Erbach domains were assigned to their eldest half-brother George Ernest, who ruled alone until his death in 1669, without issue. George Louis I and his surviving younger brothers George IV and George Albert II ruled jointly the Erbach lands until 1672, when was made the formal division of their possessions: George Louis I received the districts of Erbach, Freienstein and Wildenstein. The death of George IV in 1678 without surviving issue forced another division in the Erbach patrimony; this time George Louis received the districts of Michelstadt and

. George Louis I died in

Arolsen Bad Arolsen (, until 1997 Arolsen, ''Bad'' being the German name for ''Spa'') is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and ...

aged 49 and was buried in Michelstadt.

Marriage and issue

Culemborg Culemborg () is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands. The city had a population of 29,386 on 1 January 2022 and is situated just south of the Lek river. Direct train lines run from the railway station towards the cities of U ...

on 26 December 1664 George Louis I married with

Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck-Eisenberg Amalia Catharina (8 August 1640 – 4 January 1697), Countess of , was a German poet and composer. She was born in Arolsen to Count Philipp Theodor von Waldeck-Eisenberg and the Countess Marie Magdalene of Nassau-Siegen. In 1664, she married George ...

(13 August 1640 – 4 January 1697), a daughter of Philipp Dietrich, Count of

Waldeck-Eisenberg The principality, or county of Waldeck-Eisenberg was a principality in the Holy Roman Empire that belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle. Waldeck-Eisenberg (1507-1598) The principality of Waldeck-Eisenberg was created In 1507 when the principalit ...

and his wife Maria Magdalena von Nassau-Siegen. They had sixteen children:] * Henriette (27 September 1665 – 28 September 1665). * Henriette Juliane (15 October 1666 – 27 February 1684). *

Philipp Louis, Count of Erbach-Erbach Philipp Louis, Count of Erbach-Erbach (10 June 1669 – 17 June 1720), was a German prince member of the House of Erbach and ruler over Erbach, Freienstein, Wildenstein, Michelstadt and Breuberg. Born in Erbach, he was the third child and eldest ...

(10 June 1669 – 17 June 1720). * Charles Albert Louis (16 June 1670 – k.a. Dapfing a.d.Donau, 18 August 1704). * George Albert (born and died 1 July 1671). * Amalie Katharina (13 May 1672 – 18 June 1676). * Frederick Charles (19 April 1673 – 20 April 1673). * A son (born and died 16 September 1674). * Wilhelmine Sophie (16 February 1675 – 20 August 1675). * Magdalena Charlotte (6 February 1676 – 3 December 1676). * Wilhelm Louis (21 March 1677 – 19 February 1678). * Amalie Katharina (born and died 18 February 1678). * Fredericka Charlotte (19 April 1679 – 21 April 1679). *

Frederick Charles, Count of Erbach-Limpurg Frederick Charles, Count of Erbach-Limpurg (21 May 1680 – 20 February 1731), was a German prince member of the House of Erbach and ruler (through marriage) over the Lordship of Limpurg-Michelbach and (through inheritance) over Erbach, Freienste ...

(21 May 1680 – 20 February 1731). * Ernest (23 September 1681 – 2 March 1684). * Sophia Albertine (30 July 1683 – 4 September 1742), married on 4 February 1704 to

Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (21 August 1681 in Gotha – 9 March 1724 in Hildburghausen), was a duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen. He was the eldest son of Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen and Countess Sophie Henriette of Wald ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:George Louis I of Erbach Erbach Counts of Germany House of Erbach 1643 births 1693 deaths 17th-century German people