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Regent of Saxe-Meiningen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (11 August 1763, in Langenburg – 30 April 1837, in Meiningen) was a German regent. She was duchess of Saxe-Meiningen by marriage to George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Regent of Saxe-Meiningen during the minority of her son from 1803 to 1821.
| Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||
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| Regent of Saxe-Meiningen | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen | |||||
| Tenure | 27 November 1782 – 24 December 1803 | ||||
| Born | 11 August 1763 Langenburg | ||||
| Died | 30 April 1837 (aged 73) Meiningen | ||||
| Spouse | George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
| Issue | Adelaide, Queen of the United Kingdom Ida, Princess Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
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| House | Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Father | Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Mother | Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern | ||||
Louise Eleonore was a daughter of Prince Christian Albert Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1726-1789) and his wife Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern (1732–1796).
On 27 November 1782, in Langenburg, she married George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
When her husband died on 24 December 1803, she took over as regent of the duchy for their son Bernhard II. She ruled with energy, courage, and good sense during the Napoleonic Wars, which for the next decade ravaged the Saxon states.[1]
The duchy was forced to join the Confederation of the Rhine during these Wars and provide it with troops; afterwards the duchy was struck with famine, which Luise sought to prevent by importing wheat. French armies, and later those of Russia, marched back and forth across the country, but Luise refused to flee; she stayed with her infant son and two daughters inside their castle.[1]
She used every strategy to preserve the autonomy of her regency, so that when she joined the Allies in 1813, she had saved the duchy for her son. He became the ruling Duke of Meiningen eight years later.[1]
By adjustments in the duchy's administration she ensured the duchy was better managed and in 1821 opened the Gymnasium Bernhardinum in Meiningen (already begun by her husband).
Her children were carefully educated, with a grand tour to Italy under their tutor Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. After her son came of age, Luise retired as regent and went on several foreign trips, including one to England to visit her daughter Adelaide.
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