Noble family House of Hohenlohe | Name Albert Count | |
Spouse(s) Sophia Amalia of Nassau-Saarbrucken Born 6 July 1659Langenburg ( 1659-07-06 ) Died April 17, 1715, Langenburg, Germany Parents Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Children Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Grandparents Philip Ernest, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Anna Maria of Solms-Sonnewalde Great-grandparents Magdalena of Nassau-Dillenburg | ||
Albert Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 6 July 1659 in Langenburg; died: 17 April 1715 in Langenburg) was the oldest child of Count Henry Frederick of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1625–1699) and his second wife Countess Juliana Dorothea of Castell-Remlingen (1640–1706).
He was head of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and introduced primogeniture in Langenburg in 1699. This meant the oldest son would inherit the entire county, and younger sons would only inherit if the oldest were to die childless. From then on, younger sons would mostly embark on military careers, for example, in the imperial army, or in friendly nations.
Marriage and issue
On 22 August 1686 he married Countess Sophia Amalia (1666–1736), daughter of Count Gustav Adolf of Nassau-Saarbrucken. They had the following children: