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-l ...

– 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 Francis I.

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 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 (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 ...

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 around Langenburg in what is now northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Starting in medieval times and continuing until 1806, this smal ...

(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. Early life and ancestry Born into the ...

(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 and later Principality located in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, around Kirchberg. It was ruled by a Protestant branch of the House of Hohenlohe. The county of Kirchberg was located between the ...

* 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