| Wilhelm | |
| Full Name: | William Paul Louis of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg de|Wilhelm Paul Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
| Reign: | 1861–1887 |
| Predecessor: | Prince Adolf of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
| Successor: | Prince Ernest Alban of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
| Succession: | 4th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
| Spouse: | Countess Olga Clara of Schönburg-Glauchau Bertha Hagen |
| Issue: | Prince Ludwig |
| House: | Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
| Father: | Count William of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
| Mother: | Dorothy Christine von Kahlden |
| Birth Date: | 1817 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Stuttgart |
| Death Place: | Karlsruhe, German Empire |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Wilhelm Paul Ludwig, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (de|Wilhelm Paul Ludwig Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg; 19 March 1817 – 10 March 1887) was a member of the princely house of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg. He became the fourth Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg in 1861.
Wilhelm was born on 19 March 1817 in Stuttgart, Germany, as the eldest son of Prince Wilhelm of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1783–1847) and his wife, Dorothea Christine von Kahlden (1791–1860). Wilhelm received a humanistic education by private teachers, and he studied science at the University of Bonn.[1] He also studied law, political economy, philosophy, and art history. His friend from this time of studies was Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became the husband of Queen Victoria.[2]
In 1861, Wilhelm became the reigning prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg upon the death of his predecessor, Prince Adolf of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1805–1861).
Wilhelm married Countess Olga Clara von Schönburg-Glauchau (1831–1868) on 20 April 1852 in Pillnitz bei Dresden. She was a daughter of Karl Heinrich Alban Graf und Herr von Schönburg-Forderglauchau (1804–1864) and his wife, Countess Amalie von Jenison-Walworth (youngest daughter of Count Franz von Jenison-Walworth). Before the death of his first wife in 1868, they were the parents of nine children together:[3]
After the death of his first wife, Wilhelm married again. His second wife was Bertha Hagen (1845–1895).[4]
On 10 March 1887, Wilhelm died at the age of 69.[4]