Wilhelm, 4th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

Wilhelm Paul Ludwig, Prince of 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.

Early life 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. 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.

Career 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).

Personal life 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:

Ernst Alban Ludwig, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1854–1931), who married Wanda, Countess of Wylich and Lottum, youngest daughter of Wilhelm Malte II, in 1886. Alfred, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1855–1925), who married Pauline, Countess of Reichenbach-Lessonitz, daughter of Wilhelm, Count of Reichenbach-Lessonitz (a younger son of William II, Elector of Hesse and Emilie Ortlöpp), in 1880. Adele, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1866–1890), who married Gustav Biron von Kirland in 1885. Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class, 5 October 1867