Background
Philip Louis was the youngest son of Duke Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1573–1627) from his marriage to Dorothea (1579–1639), daughter of Count John Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
Philip Louis was the youngest son of Duke Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1573–1627) from his marriage to Dorothea (1579–1639), daughter of Count John Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
His branch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg is named after Wiesenburg Castle, near Zwickau. Philip Louis spent his youth at various courts in Hesse. In 1663 he acquired the district of Wiesenburg, with Wiesenburg Castle and the city of Kirchberg and 20 villages from Elector John George II of Saxony, with whom he had a very good relationship.
Wiesenburg Castle became his seat and gave its name to his family line.
He invested in the mining industry in Schneeberg and Neustädtel. Initially, it appeared to be a failure, but in the 1670s he made large profits and became a wealthy mining entrepreneur.
He had his castle thoroughly renovated. Until 1672, Philip Louis was an imperial field marshal lieutenant in a Cuirassiers regiment.
In 1686, he purchased Oberkotzau.
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