Prince Ludwig of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

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Prince Ludwig
Born(1864-07-19)19 July 1864
Kreuzwertheim, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died26 March 1899(1899-03-26) (aged 34)
Furageros, Philippine Republic
Spouse
Schönburg-Glauchau

Prince Ludwig Karl of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (

insurgents and the United States Army at the Battle of Caloocan of the Philippine–American War.[1][2][5] Ludwig was a prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and a member of the Princely House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.[citation needed
]

Family

Ludwig was born on 19 July 1864 in

Schönburg-Forderglauchau, a daughter of Count Alban von Schönburg-Forderglauchau.[6]

Marriage

Ludwig married Lady Anne Savile, daughter of John Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough, and his second wife. Agnes Louisa Elizabeth Raphael, on 15 May 1897 in London.[1][4] Anne and Ludwig were distantly related (7th cousins), as both were descendants of Sir Henry Garraway, who served as Lord Mayor of London.[7]

Disappearance to the Philippines

Spanish–American War

Ludwig disappeared from London society in 1898 prompting his friends to run an

interpreter to a General Miller, though he was never connected with the United States Army.[2][4]

Philippine–American War

Ludwig was among several civilians observing the progress of the Battle of Caloocan, fought between insurgents led by

San Francisco, California in May 1899.[2] Ludwig's date of death was also confirmed by the Oregon Volunteers in their official account of the war published in 1902.[10]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Mystery of Loewenstein" (PDF), The New York Times, 27 March 1899, retrieved 19 August 2010
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Death of Prince Loewenstein" (PDF), The New York Times, 9 May 1899, retrieved 19 August 2010
  3. ^ The Bystander, vol. 10, Christ Church Cathedral, 1906
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Speculation About A Prince" (PDF), The New York Times, 5 March 1899, retrieved 19 August 2010
  5. ^ a b "English Peer, Once a Prospector Here, Turns Moslem" (PDF), The New York Times, 23 November 1913, retrieved 19 August 2010
  6. ^ "HSH Prince Ludwig* Carl von Löwenstein Wertheim Freudenburg".
  7. ^ Ludwig Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg. Relationship to Lady Anne Savile Genealogics. Retrieved 7 December 2022
  8. ^ Guerrero, Leon María (1984), We, Filipinos, Daily Star Pub. Co.
  9. ^ Foreman, John (1980), The Philippines, Filipiniana Book Guild
  10. ^ Gantenbein, Calvin U. (1902), The official records of the Oregon volunteers in the Spanish war and Philippine insurrection, W.H. Leeds, state printer
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