Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (20 October 1696 in Langenburg – 16 January 1765 in Langenburg) was a Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. On 7 January 1764, he was elevated to Imperial Prince by Emperor Francis I. Life. He was a son of Count Albert Wolfgang of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Sophia Amalia of Nassau-Saarbrücken. During Ludwig's reign as prince, some modifications to were made: the east wing was provided with its present form and further modifications in the Baroque style took place. He also built, as his summer residence, the Lustschloss Ludwigsruhe on the land  of the former hamlet of Lindenbronn, next to the hunting park created in 1588. Marriage and issue. On 23 January 1723, he married his double first cousin, Countess Eleanor of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1707–1769). She was the daughter of Count Louis Crato of Nassau-Saarbrücken (a brother of his mother) and his wife, Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (a sister of his father). The marriage produced thirteen children: