Louis, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg

Ludwig von Leiningen- Westerburg (* 1557, † 1622) was Count of Leiningen - Leiningen.

Ludwig was the eldest son of Philip I (* 1527, † 1597), Count of Leiningen - Leiningen, and his first wife Amalie of Zweibrücken- Bitsch (* 1537, † 1577), daughter of Count Simon V. of Zweibrücken- Bitsch († 1540). His father was descended from the noble family of Leiningen- Westerburg, which descended from the house Runkel, and had founded the branch line Leiningen Leiningen - as part of the division of the county of Leiningen- Westerburg between him and his brothers. By marriage with Amalie, he had his county Leiningen Leiningen - addition to their heritage, the territory of the kingdom of County Rixingen increased. Ludwig inherited when his father's death in 1597 the county.

In 1578 he married Bernhardine to the lip (* 1563, † 1628), daughter of Count Bernhard of Lippe VIII. With her he had nine children:

Ludwig died in 1622 and was buried in Oberbronn. After his death, his county between his two surviving sons was divided. The younger, Philip II received the part about the kingdom of County Rixingen, where he founded the new branch line Leiningen- Rixingen; the elder John Casimir received the remaining ordinary landing and continued the main line Leiningen Leiningen - on.