Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Carl Ludwig II
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Spouse	Marie Dorothea Grathwohl
Issue
Carl, Prince of Weikersheim Baroness Victoria of Bronn Baroness Beatrix of Bronn
Full name
German: Karl Ludwig Wilhelm Leopold
House	House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Father	Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Mother	Princess Feodora of Leiningen
Born	25 October 1829(1829-10-25) Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg
Died	16 May 1907(1907-05-16) (aged 77) Salzburg, Austria-Hungary

Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German: Karl Ludwig Wilhelm Leopold Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 25 October 1829 – 16 May 1907) was the eldest son of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was the 5th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Early life

Carl Ludwig II was born at Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, the first child of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1794–1860), (son of Carl Ludwig I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Amalie of Solms-Baruth) and his wife, Princess Feodora of Leiningen (1807–1862), (daughter of Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld). His mother was half-sister of Queen Victoria.

Education and Military career

After living in Dresden and Gotha for educational purposes, he studied three semesters of law at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin (1850–51). He then spent several years in the Langenburg to prepare for his upcoming role as a nobleman. It was not until the mid-1850s he struck a military career in the Austrian army, later the Württemberg Army, although he was appointed in 1848 to Württemberg Officer.

Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

At the death of his father on 12 April 1860, Carl Ludwig inherit the title of Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German: Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg).^[1] He renounced to the title on 21 April 1860 in favour of his younger brother Hermann, after he intended to marry unequally.^[1] However, he retained the title of Prince (German: Prinz).

Marriage

Carl Ludwig married morganatically on 22 February 1861 in Paris to Maria Grathwohl (1837–1901), eldest daughter of Georg Andreas Grathwohl and his wife, Friederike Meyer.^[1] Following the rules of morganatic marriages, his wife was created Baroness of Bronn in the nobility of Württemberg, their children followed their mother's title as Baron (Baroness) of Bronn from birth, and had no rights to any Royal status or inheritance.

They had three children:

• Carl, Prince of Weikersheim (25 January 1862 – 28 September 1925) Born as Baron Carl of Bronn, in 1911 he was elevated in rank, he was created Prince of Weikersheim by the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria,^[1] his descendants were granted the right to use the title of Count and Countesses of Weikersheim. Married in 1899 to Countess Marie of Chudenitz, had issue.
• Baroness Viktoria of Bronn (8 January 1863 – 10 October 1946), married in 1879 to Ernst Manner von Mätzeldsorf , no issue.
• Baroness Beatrix of Bronn (14 October 1868 – 17 April 1932)

Titles and styles

• 25 October 1829 – 12 April 1860: His Serene Highness Prince Carl Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
• 12 April 1860 – 21 April 1860: His Serene Highness The Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
• 21 April 1860 – 16 May 1907: His Serene Highness Prince Carl Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Ancestry

Notes and sources

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Detlev Schwennicke, editor, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschicht der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge: Band XVII (Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Vittorio Klostermann, 1998), tafel 9. Hereinafter cited as Europäische Stammtafeln: Band XVII.

• thePeerage.com - Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Leopold Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg
• Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Karl, 5.Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser , , Reference: 1956

Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Cadet branch of the House of Hohenlohe Born: 25 October 1829 Died: 16 May 1907
German nobility
Preceded by Ernst I	Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 12 April 1860 – 21 April 1860	Succeeded by Hermann

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Name	Carl Ludwig, Prince Of Hohenlohe-Langenburgii
Alternative names
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Date of birth	25 October 1829
Place of birth	Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg
Date of death	16 May 1907
Place of death	Salzburg, Austria-Hungary