Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
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Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt was a Royal Hanoverian
and Prussian
Lieutenant General
and the Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
from 3 November 1866 to 28 September 1890.
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.
. 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
.
. Ludwig Wilhelm and Bertha had six children:
Kingdom of Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg , and joined with 38 other sovereign states in the German...
and Prussian
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
and the Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Bentheim-Steinfurt
Bentheim-Steinfurt was a County of Germany, located in northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia in the region surrounding Steinfurt. Bentheim-Steinfurt was a partition of Bentheim-Bentheim...
from 3 November 1866 to 28 September 1890.
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). 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).Military career
From 1844, Ludwig Wilhelm was made RittmeisterRittmeister
Rotamaster was the military rank of a commissioned cavalry officer in charge of a squadron , the equivalent of O3 or Captain, in the German-speaking armies, Austro-Hungarian, Polish-Lithuanian, Russian and some other states.The exact name of this rank maintains a variety of spellings in different...
à la suite
À la suite
À la suite was a military title, given to those who were entitled to wear a regimental uniform but otherwise had no official position. It can best be translated as "in the entourage of".In Prussia, these were:...
of the Royal Hanoverian Regiments Garde du Corps and rose to Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
in 1849. In 1855, Ludwig Wilhelm was made Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
, Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in 1859, Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
in 1862, and Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
in 1879.
Political career
In 1866, Ludwig Wilhelm succeeded his father as head of the Princely House of Bentheim and SteinfurtBentheim-Steinfurt
Bentheim-Steinfurt was a County of Germany, located in northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia in the region surrounding Steinfurt. Bentheim-Steinfurt was a partition of Bentheim-Bentheim...
. As such, he became a hereditary member of the Prussian House of Lords
Prussian House of Lords
The Prussian House of Lords was the first chamber of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1850-1918. The second chamber was the Prussian House of Representatives . The House of Lords was created on January 31, 1850 with the adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Prussia...
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
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
by his son, Alexis
Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Alexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt was a Lieutenant General, statesman, and the Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt from 28 September 1890 to 21 January 1919.-Early life:...
.
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, BarchfeldBarchfeld
Barchfeld is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany....
. Ludwig Wilhelm and Bertha had six children:
- Princess Adelheid of Bentheim and Steinfurt (17 May 1840 – 31 January 1880)
- ∞ 1879 Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1831–1890)
- Princess Juliane of Bentheim and Steinfurt (5 January 1842 – 29 April 1878)
- ∞ 1873 Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1831–1890)
- Princess Marie of Bentheim and Steinfurt (26 October 1843 – 22 January 1931)
- ∞ 1867 Ludwig, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (1831–1912)
- Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and SteinfurtAlexis, Prince of Bentheim and SteinfurtAlexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt was a Lieutenant General, statesman, and the Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt from 28 September 1890 to 21 January 1919.-Early life:...
(17 November 1845 – 21 January 1919)
- Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
- ∞ 1881 Princess Pauline of Waldeck and PyrmontPrincess Pauline of Waldeck and PyrmontPrincess Pauline Emma Auguste Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont...
(1855–1925)- Prince Karl of Bentheim and Steinfurt (21 February 1848 – 30 March 1854)
- Prince Georg of Bentheim and Steinfurt (28 June 1851 – 28 April 1939)
- ∞ 1889 Gertrud Porth (1866–1942), created Freifrau von Althaus by Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 1 August 1812 – 3 November 1866: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
- 3 November 1866 – 28 September 1890: His Serene Highness The Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Literature
- Frank Raberg: Biographisches Handbuch der württembergischen Landtagsabgeordneten 1815–1933. W. Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 2001