▁an ▁Aust rian ▁officer ▁during ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁on wards , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁land less ▁high ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁noble ▁ ▁family ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁Elect or ▁Pal at ine ▁Frederick ▁the ▁Victor ious ▁( 1 4 2 5 – 1 4 7 6 ). ▁ ▁His ▁children ▁from ▁his ▁m organ atic ▁marriage ▁with ▁Clara ▁T ott ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁inherit ▁the ▁W itt els bach ▁properties , ▁so ▁they ▁formed ▁a ▁separate ▁noble ▁family . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Count ▁Louis ▁III ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 1 , ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁main ▁lines , ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Lö wen stein - W ert heim - V ir ne burg ▁line ▁( l ater ▁Fre ud enberg ) ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Lö wen stein - W ert heim - Ro che fort ▁line . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Prince ▁Charles ▁Thomas ▁was ▁the ▁first - born ▁son ▁from ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁Prince ▁Domin ic ▁Const antine , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Lö wen stein - W ert heim - Ro che fort ▁( 1 7 6 2 – 1 8 1 4 ) ▁with ▁Maria ▁Leopold ine , ▁Princess ▁of ▁H ohen lo he - B arten stein ▁( 1 7 6 1 – 1 8 0 7 ). ▁ ▁Prince ▁Charles ▁had ▁six ▁sister s ▁and ▁three ▁half ▁sib lings ▁from ▁his ▁father ' s ▁second ▁marriage . ▁ ▁He ▁and