Background
He was the eldest son of Philip I (1527-1597), and his first wife Amelia of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (1537-1577), a daughter of Count Simon V of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (d 1540). His father was descended from the noble Leiningen-Westerburg family.
He was the eldest son of Philip I (1527-1597), and his first wife Amelia of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (1537-1577), a daughter of Count Simon V of Zweibrücken-Bitsch (d 1540). His father was descended from the noble Leiningen-Westerburg family.
House of Westerburg is a cadet branch of the House of Runkel. By marrying Amelia, he had expanded his territory with her inheritance, the imperial county of Rixingen. Louis inherited this territory when his father died in 1597.
Louis and Bernardine had nine children:
George Philip (1579-1589).
Amalie (1581-1582). Ursula Maria (1583-1638), married in 1606 to Maximilian Marschall of Pappenheim. Simon (1584-1585). Amalie (1586-1604).
John Casimir (1587-1635), Count of Leiningen-Leiningen, married in 1617 to Martha of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim (1575-1638). Anastasia (1583-1638), married in 1624 to Count Konrad Wilhelm of Tübingen.
Philip II (1591-1668), Count of Leiningen-Rixingen, married in 1618 to Agathe Catherine Schenk of Limpurg (1595-1664).
Louis Emich (1591-1668), Count of Leiningen-Oberbronn, married in 1624 to Esther of Eberstein (1603-1682). Louis died in 1622 and was buried in Oberbronn. His two eldest surviving sons divided his territory.
Philip II, the youngest son, received the Imperial County of Rixingen, where he founded the Leiningen-Rixingen line.
He was a member of the House of Leiningen and was the ruling count of Leiningen-Leiningen from 1597 until his death.