Louis Frederick II | |
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Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |
Born |
Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
9 August 1767
Died | 28 April 1807 Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
(aged 39)
Spouse | Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Homburg |
House | House of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
Father | Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
Mother | Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Rudolstadt, 9 August 1767 – Rudolstadt, 28 April 1807) was from 1793 to 1807 reigning Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Louis Frederick was born on 9 August 1767 in Rudolstadt and was the second child and first son of the then Hereditary Prince Frederick Charles of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and his first wife Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. At that time his grandfather Louis Günther II was ruling over the principality. In 1789 Louis Frederick and his brother Karl Günther went to Geneva and other destinations for their education. During this journey they learned about the events of the French Revolution.
On July 21, 1791 in Homburg he married Caroline of Hesse-Homburg, daughter of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.
From the marriage of the Prince with Caroline were born the following children: