Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Ludwig
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Born	(1696-10-20)20 October 1696 Langenburg
Died	16 January 1765(1765-01-16) (aged 68) Langenburg
Spouse	Eleanor of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Issue	Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
House	Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Father	Albert Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Mother	Sophia Amalia of Nassau-Saarbrücken

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 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 Baroque style took place. He also built, as his summer residence, the Lustschloss Ludwigsruhe 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 double first cousin, 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 (a sister of his father).

The marriage produced thirteen children:

• Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (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
• Eleonore Juliane (1734–1813), married Prince Albert of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
• 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