- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
- Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
- August Wittgenstein
- Theodora Sayn-Wittgenstein
- Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
- Anna von Bayern
- Wachtmeister family
- Royal intermarriage
- Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
- Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Prinz Ludwig Ferdinand Paul Franz Stanislaus Ulrich Otto Ludolf zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (4 April 1910 – 22 November 1943) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ludwig-Ferdinand Prinz von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was killed on 22 November 1943 near Zhytomyr, Ukraine. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 January 1944 and was also promoted to Oberst.
Early life
Ludwig was the son of Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg. He had two older brothers, Gustav Albrecht who was also killed in 1944, and Christian Heinrich who died in 1983. Gustav's son Richard was married to Princess Benedikte of Denmark, sister of Queen Margrethe II and of former Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.
Personal life
Ludwig Ferdinand married in 1935 Princess Friederike Juliane of Salm-Horstmar, daughter of Otto II, Prince of Salm-Horstmar (1867-1941) and Countess Rosa of Solms-Baruth (1884-1945). They had five children:
Marita, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1936-2000), married Count Ulrich Wolf Adolf Grote (b.1940); had issue
Otto-Ludwig, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b.1938), married Baroness Anette von Cramm (b.1944); had issue
Johann-Stanislaus, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b.1939), married Almut Leonhards (b.1943); had issue
Ludwig-Ferdinand, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b.1942), married Countess Yvonne Wachtmeister af Johannishus (b.1951); had issue
Ulrike-Christine, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944-2021), married Hano von Wulffen (b.1940); had issue
His descendants include Ludwig-Ferdinand's children Princess Anna of Bavaria, Prince August Fredrik zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Theodora Sayn-Wittgenstein.
Awards and decorations
Iron Cross (1939)
2nd Class (20 May 1940)
1st Class (10 June 1940)
Eastern Front Medal
German Cross in Gold (15 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Kavallerie-Regiment Süd
Notes
References
= Citations
== Bibliography
=External links
TracesOfWar.com
Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
Das-Ritterkreuz.de