Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
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Prince Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (10 September 1762, Langenburg
Langenburg
Langenburg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall...

 – 4 April 1825 ibid.) was the third Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Charles Louis was the first child of Prince Christian Albert of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Christian Albert, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the second ruling Prince of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and a Dutch lieutenant-general....

 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
Estates of Württemberg
The Estates of Württemberg was the Estates of the Duchy of Württemberg, a bicameral parliament lasting from 1457 to 1918 except for 1802-15....

 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
Victor Amadeus, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg
Victor of Hesse-Rotenburg was the last Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg. Victor was also the Prince of Corvey from 1815 and Duke of Ratibor from 1821...

 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
    Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
    Princess Marie Agnes Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, full German name: Marie Agnes Henriette, Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a member of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and a Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by birth...

married Prince Konstantin of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Constantine Josef of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the eldest son and heir of Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg by his wife Sophie of Windisch-Graetz...

  • 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
    Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
    Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the wife of King Miguel of Portugal but only following his deposition. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters.-Family:...

     was Charles Louis's granddaughter.
  • Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is also a descendant of Adelaide
    Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
    Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the wife of King Miguel of Portugal but only following his deposition. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters.-Family:...

     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
    Beatrix of the Netherlands
    Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...

     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
    Constantine II of Greece
    |align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family....

     are children of Frederica of Hanover, whose grandmother Augusta Viktoria was a granddaughter of Charles Louis's son Ernst.

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