Ludwig von Leiningen-Westerburg (1557-1622)


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Name (English): Ludwig von Leiningen-Westerburg
Short name: Louis, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg
Year of birth: 1557
Year of death: 1622
Short Description: "Louis, Count Leiningen-Westerburg (1557–1622) was a German nobleman. He was a member of the House of Leiningen and was the ruling count of Leiningen-Leiningen from 1597 until his death.

He was the eldest son of Philip I (1527–1597), and his first wife Amelia of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (1537–1577), a daughter of Count Simon V of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (d. 1540). His father was descended from the noble Leiningen-Westerburg family. House of Westerburg is a cadet branch of the House of Runkel. The County of Leiningen-Westerburg had been divided between Philip I and his brothers, and Philip I had founded the Leiningen-Leiningen line. By marrying Amelia, he had expanded his territory with her inheritance, the imperial county of Rixingen. Louis inherited this territory when his father died in 1597." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.08.2021)
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[Last update: 2021/12/08]