Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt


Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was from 1793 to 1807 reigning Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Life

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.

Issue

From the marriage of the Prince with Caroline were born the following children: