Wilhelm Ludwig Georg zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein

Wilhelm Ludwig Georg, Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (October 9, 1770 - April 11, 1851) was a Prussian statesman and confidant of Friedrich Wilhelm III who once held the post of Interior Minister of Prussia. With Karl Albert von Kamptz, the Justice minister, he contributed significantly to the end of the Prussian reforms and was one of the driving forces of the Restoration era in Prussia.

Early life Born into an ancient House of Sayn-Wittgenstein, Wilhelm Ludwig was the second son and youngest child of Imperial Count Johann Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein (1740-1796) and his wife, Countess Friederike Karoline Luise von Pückler-Limpurg (1738-1772), daughter of Count Christian Wilhelm Karl von Pückler-Groditz (1705-1786) and Countess Karoline Christiane von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg (1719-1793).

Life He studied law at University of Marburg in 1786. After graduation, he became a courtier of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria. Between 1797 and 1806, he was the Oberhofmeister of Prussian Queen Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1804, he was elevated to the rank of Imperial Prince. With the help of Sophie Marie von Voß, his family friend, Wittgenstein was brought into king Friedrich Wilhelm III's circle. such as Leopold von Henning, Friedrich Wilhelm Carové etc.

Wilhelm never married and didn't have any children.