Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg explained

Christian Albrecht
Succession:Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Reign:16 January 1765 – 4 July 1789
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Ludwig
Successor:Karl Ludwig
House:Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Father:Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Mother:Countess Eleonore of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Spouse:Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern
Issue:Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Louise Eleonore, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen
Birth Place:Langenburg
Death Place:Ludwigsruhe, Langenburg

Christian Albrecht, 2nd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (27 March 1726, in Langenburg – 4 July 1789, in Ludwigsruhe), was the second ruling Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and a Dutch lieutenant-general.

Early life and ancestry

Born into the House of Hohenlohe, he was the first child of Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Eleonore of Nassau-Saarbrücken. When his father died on 16 January 1765, Christian Albrecht succeeded him as Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Marriage and issue

On 13 May 1761 in Gedern, he married Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern (1731–1796), daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of Stolberg-Gedern and his wife, Countess Louise of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1705-1766). The couple had the following children:

married Countess Amalia of Solms-Baruth

married Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen