Noble family House of Hohenlohe | Name Henry Count | |
Spouse(s) Countess Eleonore Magdalene of Hohenlohe-WeikersheimCountess Juliana Dorothea zu Castell-Remlingen Born 7 September 1625Langenburg ( 1625-09-07 ) Died June 2, 1699, Langenburg, Germany Children Albert Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Countess Johanna Sophia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Parents Philip Ernest, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Anna Maria of Solms-Sonnewalde Grandparents Otto of Solms-Sonnewalde, Magdalena of Nassau-Dillenburg, Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim Great-grandparents Juliana of Stolberg, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Louis Casimir of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg |
Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 7 September 1625 in Langenburg; died: 2 June 1699 ibid) was the youngest child of Count Philip Ernest of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Countess Anna Maria of Solms-Sonnewalde.
He was head of the house of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and added the bell tower to the town church of Langenburg, which supports four bells, and still stands today. The count worked hard and successfully to rebuild his county, which suffered badly during the Thirty Years' War. He also managed to reduce the county's public debt.
Marriage and issue
On 25 January 1652 he married Countess Eleonore Magdalene of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim (1635–1657), daughter of his uncle George Frederick of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim (1569–1647). She died in 1657, after only five years of marriage. They had four children:
In 1658, he married Countess Juliana Dorothea zu Castell-Remlingen (1640–1706). They had the following children: