Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Ludwig Wilhelm
Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Reign 3 November 1866 – 28 September 1890
Predecessor Alexius
Successor Alexis
Born (1812-08-01)1 August 1812
Burgsteinfurt, Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Died 28 September 1890(1890-09-28) (aged 78)
Burgsteinfurt, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Spouse Landgravine Bertha of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Issue Adelheid, Landgravine Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Juliane, Landgravine Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Marie, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Prince Karl
Prince Georg
Full name
German: Ludwig Wilhelm
Louis William
House House of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Father Alexius, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Mother Countess Wilhelmine of Solms-Braunfels

Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt[1] (German: Ludwig Wilhelm Fürst zu Bentheim und Steinfurt; 1 August 1812 – 28 September 1890)[1] was a Royal Hanoverian and Prussian Lieutenant General and the Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt from 3 November 1866 to 28 September 1890.[1]

Early life

Ludwig Wilhelm was born in Burgsteinfurt, Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg on 1 August 1812 and was the eldest son and child of Alexius, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1781–1866) and his wife Countess Wilhelmine of Solms-Braunfels (1793–1865).[1] Ludwig Wilhelm was an elder brother of Prince Wilhelm Ferdinand of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1814–1849), Prince Julius Arnold of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1815–1857), Prince Karl Everwin of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1816–1854), Princess Augusta Juliana of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1817–1880), and Prince Ferdinand Otto of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1819–1889).[1]

Military career

From 1844, Ludwig Wilhelm was made Rittmeister à la suite of the Royal Hanoverian Regiments Garde du Corps and rose to Major in 1849. In 1855, Ludwig Wilhelm was made Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel in 1859, Major General in 1862, and Lieutenant General in 1879.

Political career

In 1866, Ludwig Wilhelm succeeded his father as head of the Princely House of Bentheim and Steinfurt. As such, he became a hereditary member of the Prussian House of Lords and the First Chamber of the Diet of the Kingdom of Hanover. Following Hanover's annexation by Prussia, Ludwig Wilhelm served as a member of Westphalian Provincial Council.

Beginning in 1875, Ludwig Wilhelm became a member of the Württembergian Chamber of Lords. He inherited the seat from his childless uncle Prince Ferdinand of Solms-Braunfels who died in 1873. After 1884, Ludwig Wilhelm was represented at the Württembergian Chamber of Lords in Stuttgart by his son, Alexis.

Marriage and issue

Ludwig Wilhelm married Landgravine Bertha of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, eldest child and daughter of Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld and his first wife Princess Augusta of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, on 27 June 1839 at Schloss Barchfeld, Barchfeld.[1] Ludwig Wilhelm and Bertha had six children:[1]

∞ 1879 Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1831–1890)
∞ 1873 Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1831–1890)
∞ 1867 Ludwig, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (1831–1912)
∞ 1881 Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1855–1925)
∞ 1889 Gertrud Porth (1866–1942), created Freifrau von Althaus by Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[1]

Ancestry

Titles and styles

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Paul Theroff. "BENTHEIM". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2010-02-18.

Literature

Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Cadet branch of the House of Bentheim
Born: 1 August 1812 Died: 28 September 1890
German royalty
Preceded by
Alexius		 Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
3 November 1866 – 28 September 1890 		Succeeded by
Alexis
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