Ludwig Schönleben (1590 – August 26, 1663; ) was a

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

of the mid-17th century in what is now

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

, when the country was under the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

. Schönleben was born in

Heilbronn Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the begi ...

.''Slovenski biografski leksikon'': Ludvik Schönleben.
/ref> He became mayor of

Ljubljana {{Infobox settlement , name = Ljubljana , official_name = , settlement_type = Capital city , image_skyline = {{multiple image , border = infobox , perrow = 1/2/2/1 , total_widt ...

in 1648, and was succeeded by

Jurij Wertatsch Jurij Wertatsch was a politician of the mid 17th century in Slovenia, when the country was under the Holy Roman Empire. He became mayor of Ljubljana {{Infobox settlement , name = Ljubljana , official_name = , settlement_t ...

in 1650. Schönleben died in the city in 1663. He was the father of historian

Johann Ludwig Schönleben Johann Ludwig Schönleben (November 16, 1618 – October 15, 1681; , ) was a Carniolan priest, rhetorician, and historian. Life and work Schönleben was born in Ljubljana, the son of the politician Ludwig Schönleben and his wife Susanna Kusch ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schonleben, Ljudevit Mayors of places in the Holy Roman Empire Mayors of Ljubljana 1590 births 1663 deaths