Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, 1st Prince of Leiningen
| Carl Friedrich Wilhelm | |
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| Prince of Leiningen | |
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| Born |
14 August 1724 Dürkheim |
| Died | 9 January 1807 (aged 82) Amorbach |
| Spouse | Christiane Wilhelmine Luise of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim |
| House | Leiningen |
| Father | Friedrich Magnus, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg |
| Mother | Countess Anna Christine Eleonore von Wurmbrand-Stuppach |
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Leiningen (German: Fürst zu Leiningen) (14 August 1724 – 9 January 1807) was a German nobleman. (See Fürst for the difference between it and the other princely title, Prinz.)
He was the eldest son of Friedrich Magnus, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg and his wife Countess Anna Christine Eleonore von Wurmbrand-Stuppach, and succeeded his father on the latter's death, 28 October 1756.
On 3 July 1779, he was made a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, becoming the first Prince of Leiningen.
On 24 June 1749, he married his first cousin Christiane Wilhelmine Luise, daughter of Wilhelm Carl Ludwig, Count of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim, by his wife Countess Maria Margareta Leopolda von Wurmbrand-Stuppach. She died on 6 January 1803, having borne him a son and three daughters:
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