Louis William Geldricus Ernest, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Louis William Geldricus Ernest of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Spouse(s) Juliane Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Noble family Bentheim-Steinfurt
Father Charles Paul Ernest, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt
Mother Sophie Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen
Born (1756-10-01)1 October 1756
Steinfurt Castle in Steinfurt
Died 20 August 1817(1817-08-20) (aged 60)

Louis William Geldricus Ernest of Bentheim and Steinfurt (1 October 1756 at Steinfurt Castle 20 August 1817) was a member of the House of Bentheim-Steinfurt. He was an Imperial Count and was raised to Prince in 1817.

He was the second son of Count Charles Paul Ernest and his wife, Sophie Charlotte, the eldest daughter of Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen. As his brother Charles (13 February 1753 5 September 1772) died before their father, Louis succeeded in 1780 as Count of Steinfurt.

On 17 July 1776, he married Juliane Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (30 April 1754 14 September 1823), with whom he had the following eight children:


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