Noble family House of Hohenlohe | Name Ludwig, of | |
Spouse(s) Eleanor of Nassau-Saarbrucken Mother Sophia Amalia of Nassau-Saarbrucken Born 20 October 1696Langenburg ( 1696-10-20 ) Died January 16, 1765, Langenburg, Germany Parents Albert Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Children Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Grandparents Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Great-grandparents Anna Maria of Solms-Sonnewalde, Philip Ernest, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||
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.
He was a son of Count Albert Wolfgang of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Sophia Amalia of Nassau-Saarbrucken.
During Ludwig's reign 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 sommer 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 cousin, Countess Eleanor of Nassau-Saarbrucken (1707–1769), daughter of Count Louis Crato of Nassau-Saarbrucken and his wife Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (a sister of his father).
The marriage produced thirteen children: