Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Prince Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Spouse(s)	Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
Father	Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Mother	Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern
Born	10 September 1762(1762-09-10) Langenburg
Died	4 April 1825(1825-04-04) (aged 62) Langenburg

Prince Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (10 September 1762, Langenburg – 4 April 1825 ibid.) was the third Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Charles Louis was the first child of Prince Christian Albert of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife, Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern.

He was an avid musician.

From 1815 to 1825, Prince Charles Louis held a seat in the Etates Assembly and since 1820 the First Chamber of the reorganized Estates, but after 1819 he let himself be represented by his son Ernst.

Marriage and descendants

On 30 January 1789 he married at Kliczków Castle Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth (1768–1847), daughter of Count John Christian II of Solms-Baruth.

The marriage produced the following thirteen children:

• Louise
• Elisabeth

married Landgrave Victor Amadeus of Hesse-Rotenburg, duke of Ratibór

• Constance

married Prince Francis Joseph of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

• Emilie

married Count Friedrich Ludwig of Castell-Castell

• Ernst (1794–1860)

married in 1828 Princess Feodora of Leiningen (1807-1872)

• Frederick
• Marie Henriette
• Louise

married Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen

• Johanna

married Count Emil Christian of Erbach-Schönberg

• Mary Agnes

married Prince Konstantin of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

• Henry Gustav
• Helene

married Duke Eugen of Württemberg

• Henry

Due to the marriages of his children and grandchildren were connected state with the leading noble houses of Europe.

• Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein is the great-grandson of Infanta Marie Therese of Portugal, whose mother Adelaide was Charles Louis's granddaughter.
• Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is also a descendant of Adelaide through her daughter Marie Anne .
• King Charles XVI Gustav of Sweden is a son of Sibylla, who was the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Louis's son Ernst.
• Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is a daughter of Bernhard, who was a great-grandson of Charles Louis's daughter Emilie.
• Queen Sophia of Spain and Constantine II of Greece are children of Frederica of Hanover, whose grandmother Augusta Viktoria was a granddaughter of Charles Louis's son Ernst.

References

• Franz Josef Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst: Monarchen – Edelleute – Bürger. Die Nachkommen des Fürsten Carl Ludwig zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1762–1825, 2nd edition, Degener & Co., Neustadt a. d. Aisch, 1963 (Bibliothek familiengeschichtlicher Arbeiten, vol. 13)

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Genealogy of the Hohenlohe family
• The connection between Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Greece

Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg House of Hohenlohe Born: 10 September 1762 Died: 4 April 1825
Preceded by Christian Albert	Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1789-1825	Succeeded by Ernst

Persondata
Name	Charles Louis
Alternative names	Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Charles Louis, Prince of (full name)
Short description	Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Date of birth	10 September 1762
Place of birth	Langenburg
Date of death	4 April 1825
Place of death	Langenburg