Enno Louis, Prince of East Frisia

Enno Ludwig ( born October 29, 1632 Aurich, † April 4, 1660 in Aurich ) from the family of Cirksenas was 1651-1660 ruler of the county of Ostfriesland. He was the first Cirksenas who received the Imperial Prince.

Enno Ludwig grew up in the Netherlands, France and Switzerland and there enjoyed an expensive education. At the court of Emperor Ferdinand III. He was appointed honorary Reichshofrat at the age of 19 years. Thus, the Emperor realized early on his coming of age and ability to govern. So Enno Ludwig was pushing his mother Juliane and their advisors early and surprise attack from the government and was from 1651, Count of East Frisia. He then opened through the minion and alleged lover of his mother, the Privy Councillor John of Marenholz, hold court and put him to death on 21 July 1651 Witt mouth.

Significant deficiencies in internal administration and in the financial industry tried to conceal with obtaining the Imperial Prince, Enno Ludwig. He succeeded in 1654 with the help of the East Frisian scholar Hermann Conring for the price of 15,000 guilders, but only for his person and no seat on the Duke bench in the Reichstag. The hereditary title of Prince won only his brother Georg Christian in in 1662. Originally engaged to Henriette Catherine of Orange, Enno Ludwig married on November 7, 1656 Justine Sophie von Barby. From this marriage produced two daughters, Juliane Louise and Sophie Wilhelmine.

Enno Ludwig died on April 4, 1660 as the result of a hunting accident. Since he had only daughters, his brother followed him first as Graf and from 1662 also Prince of Ostfriesland after.