Background
He was the second son of Count Charles Paul Ernest and his wife, Sophie Charlotte, the eldest daughter of Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen.
He was the second son of Count Charles Paul Ernest and his wife, Sophie Charlotte, the eldest daughter of Frederick William II, Prince of Nassau-Siegen.
He was an Imperial Count and was raised to Prince in 1817. Henrietta (10 June 1777 – 8 December 1851), married in 1802 to Charles Louis Augustus of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1762-1807)
Christian (1778-1789)
Alexius (20 October 1781 – 3 November 1866), Louis"s successor as Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
William (17 April 1782 – 12 October 1839)
Louis (22 November 1787 – 4 February 1876)
Charlotte (5 May 1789 – 6 January 1874)
Eugene (28 March 1791 – 4 December 1871)
Sophie (16 January 1794 – 6 May 1873), married on 10 September 1823 to Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (27 June 1784 – 17 July 1854).