Wilhelm, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

Prince Wilhelm
Prince Wilhelm of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Predecessor Prince Adolf of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Successor Prince Ernest Alban of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Spouse Countess Olga Clara of Schönburg-Forderglauchau
Bertha Hagen
Full name
William Paul Louis of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
German: Wilhelm Paul Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
House House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Father Count William of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Mother Dorothy Christine von Kahlden
Born 19 March 1817
Stuttgart, Germany
Died 10 March 1887 (aged 69)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Religion Roman Catholic

Prince Wilhelm Paul Ludwig of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (German: Wilhelm Paul Ludwig Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg)[1][2] (19 March 1817 in Stuttgart, Germany[1][2] – March 1887 in Karlsruhe, Germany)[1][2] Wilhelm was a Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and a member of the Princely House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.[1][2]

Family

Wilhelm of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg was born on 19 March 1817 in Stuttgart, Germany as the eldest son of Count William of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1783–1847) and his wife, Dorothy Christine von Kahlden (1791–1860). Prince Wilhelm received a humanistic education by private teachers. He studied at the studied science at the University of Bonn.[3] He studied law, political economy, philosophy, and art history. His friend from the time of study was Prince Albert.[4] Prince Wilhelm was the reigning prince of the death of his predecessor, Prince Adolf of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg in 1861. Prince Wilhelm died on 10 March 1887 at age 69.

Arms of Löwenstein-Wertheim

Marriage

Wilhelm married Olga Gräfin von Schönburg-Glauchau, daughter of Karl Heinrich Alban Graf und Herr von Schönburg-Forderglauchau and his wife Amalie Jenison von Walworth, on 20 April 1852 in Pillnitz bei Dresden[1][2] Olga von Schönburg-Glauchau was born on 28 January 1831. She died in 1868. After the death of his first wife, William married again. His second wife was Bertha Hagen (1845–1895). With his first wife, William had nine children:

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Wilhelm Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Paul Theroff. "LÖWENSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  3. ↑ Franz Bosbach. Die Studien des Prinzen Albert an der Universität Bonn (1837–1838), Verlag: Saur K.G. Verlag Gmbh 2009, S. 133.
  4. ↑ Franz Bosbach, op. cit., S. 133.

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