Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Carl Ludwig II
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Born (1829-10-25)25 October 1829
Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg
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Salzburg, Austria-Hungary
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

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 von Bronn in the nobility of Württemberg, their children followed their mother's title as Baron (Baroness) von 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 von 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 Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, had issue.
  • Baroness Viktoria von Bronn (8 January 1863 – 10 October 1946), married in 1879 to Ernst Ritter von Manner und Mätzelsdorf, no issue.
  • Baroness Beatrix von Bronn (14 October 1868 – 17 April 1932)

Titles and styles

Ancestry

Family of Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Countess Eleonore of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Friedrich Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Countess Louise of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Johann Carl, Count of Solms-Baruth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Countess Luise of Lippe-Biesterfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Heinrich VI, Count Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Countess Friederike Luise Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Anna Fraçoise Henriette Louise de Casado
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Friedrich Magnus, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Carl, Prince of Leiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Countess Anna of Wurmbrand-Stuppach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Wilhelm, Count of Solms-Rödelheim und Assenheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Countess Christiane of Solms-Rödelheim und Assenheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Countess Maria Anna of Wurmbrand-Stuppach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Feodora of Leiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Duchess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes and sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Hohenlohe
Born: 25 October 1829 Died: 16 May 1907
German nobility
Preceded by Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
12 April 1860 – 21 April 1860		 Succeeded by
Hermann
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