Johann Friedrich II of Hohenlohe-Öhringen

[3] As a descendant of the Neuenstein line of his house (grandson of Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Neuenstein and great-grandson of Wolfgang II von Hohenlohe ), he traditionally belonged to the Protestant denomination.

The older brother Friedrich Kraft (1667–1709) was deemed unfit to rule by his father due to mental and physical disabilities.

Since the older brother Friedrich Kraft was unable to govern even after a five-year wait, the inheritance was divided between Count Carl Ludwig and his younger brother Johann Friedrich II by drawing lots on May 30, 1708.

Count Johann Friedrich II received the rule of Öhringen with Neuenstein.

On February 13, 1710, Count Johann Friedrich II married Landgravine Dorothea Sophia of Hesse-Darmstadt, daughter of Landgrave Ernst Ludwig (1667–1739), in Darmstadt.

Count Johann Friedrich II of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Öhringen, prince since 1764, painting by Peter Franz Tassaert in the knight's hall of the castle in Weikersheim.