Background
Sayn-Wittenstein, Ludwig-Ferdinand Prince zu was born on January 25, 1942 in Rosendahl, Westfalen, Germany. Son of Ludwig-Ferdinand Prince and Frederike Juliane Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein- Princess Salm Hortsmar.
Sayn-Wittenstein, Ludwig-Ferdinand Prince zu was born on January 25, 1942 in Rosendahl, Westfalen, Germany. Son of Ludwig-Ferdinand Prince and Frederike Juliane Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein- Princess Salm Hortsmar.
Diploma forestry, U. Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 1966; diploma economics, U. Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 1969; Master of Business Administration, Insead, Fontainebleau, Germany, 1971.
Attache de direction, Banque Parisbas, Paris and Frankfurt, Germany, 1971-1974; business consultant, Munich, 1974-1980; managing director, Louis Sayn, Bad Laasphe, France, since 1980; managing owner forest estates, Forstgut Ditzrod, Bad Laasphe, Germany, since 1986. Board member Fürst Wittgenstein'sche Waldbesitzergesellschaft, Westfalen, Germany, 1966-1986.
Head European Federalist Studentsorganis, Munich, 1964-1966. Member environmental municipal committee, Bad Laasphe, 1989-1995. Member local boards Christian Democrat Party 1989-1995, Bad Laasphe, 1989-1994.
Head parents association GymnasiumSchloß Wittgenstein, Bad Laasphe, 1988-1995. Member Lions Club (Siegen), Union Club (Frankfurt).
Married Yvonne Jaquette Countess Wachtmeister/Princess Wittgenstein, September 6, 1975. Children: Karl, Anna, August, Theodora.