Ludwig was born on 07 DEC 1532 in Wittgenstein, the son of Wilhelm I von Sayn-Wittgenstein and Johannette von Isenburg-Neumagen.
He died on 12 JUL 1605 in Altenkirchen.
He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Anna zu Solms-Braunfels, who he married on 14 AUG 1559 in Dillenburg, Hessen, Deutschland . Their three known children were Johannette (1561-1622), Juliane (1562-1563) and Georg II (V) (1565-1631).
His second wife was Elisabeth von Solms-Laubach, who he married on 14 JAN 1567 in Braunfels. Their seventeen known children were Agnes (1568-1617), Wilhelm II (1569-1623), Anna (1570-1571), Ludwig II (1571-1634), Konrad (1572-1573), Friedrich Magnus (1574-1574), Magdalena (1575-1634), Eberhard (1576-1576), Anna Elisabeth (1577-1580), Philipp (1579-1580), Erika (1580-1657), Elisabeth (1581-c1600), Juliane (1583-1627), Gebhard (1584-1602), Amalie (1585-1633), Bernhard (1587-1616) and Katharina (1588-1651).
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Ludwig I von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg |
Wilhelm I von Sayn-Wittgenstein |
Eberhard von Sayn-Wittgenstein |
Georg I von Sayn-Wittgenstein |
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Elisabeth von der Marck |
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Margareta von Rodemachern |
Gerhard von Rodemachern |
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Margarete von Nassau-Saarbrucken |
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Johannette von Isenburg-Neumagen |
Salentin VII von Isenburg-Grenzau |
Gerlach III von Isenburg-Grenzau |
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Hildegarde de Sierck-Moncler |
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Elisabeth Vogt von Hunolstein |
Heinrich von Hunolstein-Neumagen |
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Elisabeth von Bolchen |
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| Birth | 7 DEC 1532 |
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| Death | 12 JUL 1605 |
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| Nobility Title | graf zu Sayn und Wittgenstein |