Wilhelm, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

Wilhelm Paul Ludwig, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (German: Wilhelm Paul Ludwig Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg; 19 March 1817 – 10 March 1887) was a member of the princely house of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg. He became the fourth Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg in 1861.

Wilhelm
4th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
PredecessorPrince Adolf of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
SuccessorPrince Ernest Alban of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Born(1817-03-19)19 March 1817
Stuttgart
Died10 March 1887(1887-03-10) (aged 69)
Karlsruhe, German Empire
SpouseCountess Olga Clara of Schönburg-Glauchau
Bertha Hagen
Names
William Paul Louis of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
German: Wilhelm Paul Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
HouseLöwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
FatherCount William of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
MotherDorothy Christine von Kahlden
ReligionRoman Catholic

Family

Wilhelm was born on 19 March 1817 in Stuttgart, Germany, as the eldest son of Prince Wilhelm of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1783–1847) and his wife, Dorothea Christine von Kahlden (1791–1860). Wilhelm received a humanistic education by private teachers, and he studied science at the University of Bonn.[1] He also studied law, political economy, philosophy, and art history. His friend from this time of studies was Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became the husband of Queen Victoria.[2]

In 1861, Wilhelm became the reigning prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg upon the death of his predecessor, Prince Adolf of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg. On 10 March 1887, Wilhelm died at the age of 69.

Marriage

Wilhelm married Countess Olga Clara von Schönburg-Glauchau (1831-1868), daughter of Karl Heinrich Alban Graf und Herr von Schönburg-Forderglauchau (1804-1864) and his wife, Countess Amalie Jenison von Walworth (1806-1880), on 20 April 1852 in Pillnitz bei Dresden. After the death of his first wife, Wilhelm married again. His second wife was Bertha Hagen (1845–1895).

With his first wife, Wilhelm had nine children:

  • Ernst Alban Ludwig Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1854–1931)
  • Alfred Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1855–1925)
  • Vollrath Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1856–1919)
  • Karl Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1858–1928)
  • Friedrich Ernst Ludwig Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1860–1920)
  • Marie Prinzessin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1861–1941), married Friedrich Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld and had issue
  • Wilhelm Gustav Ludwig Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1863–1915)
  • Ludwig Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1864–1899)
  • Adele Prinzessin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1866–1890)

Honours and awards

References
  1. Franz Bosbach. Die Studien des Prinzen Albert an der Universität Bonn (1837–1838), Verlag: Saur K.G. Verlag Gmbh 2009, S. 133.
  2. Franz Bosbach, op. cit., S. 133.
  3. "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), Berlin, 1: 33, 1013, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
  4. "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden, Karlsruhe, 1868, p. 62

Bibliography
  • Franz Bosbach. Die Studien des Prinzen Albert an der Universität Bonn (1837–1838), Verlag: Saur K.G. Verlag Gmbh 2009, ISBN 3-5982-3004-4.
  • Stanley Weintraub. Albert: Uncrowned King, London 1997, ISBN 0-7195-5756-9.
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