Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1834–1921)
Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (German: Karl Heinrich Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg) (21 May 1834 – 8 November 1921) was a German nobleman, the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1849–1908), Catholic politician and later a Dominican friar. He was the first President of the Catholic Society of Germany (1868), and a member of the Reichstag from 1871 for the Catholic Centre Party.
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 Charles as Father Raymundus Maria | |||||
| Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | |||||
| Period | 3 November 1849 – 8 September 1908 | ||||
| Predecessor | Charles Thomas | ||||
| Successor | Aloysius | ||||
| Born | 21 May 1834 Haid, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Died | 8 November 1921 (aged 87) Cologne, German Reich | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Adelheid of Ysenburg-Büdingen
(m. 1859; died 1861) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Maria Anna Princess Franziska Adelheid, Countess Adalbert Joseph of Schönborn Princess Agnes Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Maria Theresa, Duchess of Braganza Aloysius, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Anna, Princess Felix of Schwarzenberg Prince Johannes Baptista | ||||
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| House | Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||
| Father | Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Religion | Catholic Church | ||||
Early life
He was born in Haid, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire, the second child of Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1802–1838), and Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1804–1835). He was a male-line descendant of Frederick I, Elector Palatine. He studied law, and succeeded to the headship of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and the title of Prince (Fürst) in 1849.
Marriage and children
He married Princess Adelheid of Ysenburg-Büdingen (1841–1861)[1] in 1859.[2] After her death, he married Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein in Vienna in 1863. Sophie and Charles had eight children:
- Princess Franziska of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 30 March 1864 – Düsseldorf 12 April 1930)
- Princess Adelheid of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 17 July 1865 – Prague 6 September 1941), married Count Adalbert Joseph of Schönborn
- Princess Agnes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 22 December 1866 – Oosterhout 23 January 1954)
- Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 11 April 1868 – Rome 15 February 1870)
- Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Rome 4 January 1870 – Vienna 17 January 1935), married Miguel, Duke of Braganza
- Aloys, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 15 September 1871 – Schloss Bronnbach 25 January 1952), married Countess Josephine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
- Princess Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 28 September 1873 – Vienna 27 June 1936), married Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
- Prince Johannes Baptista of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach 29 August 1880 – Newport 18 May 1956), married Countess Alexandra of Bernstorff
Later life
After the death of his wife, he became a member of the Dominican Order as Fr. Raymundus Maria in 1907, and lived in the monastery of Venlo in the Netherlands. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1908. The same year, he gave up his title of Prince and was succeeded by his son.[3] He died in Cologne.
Honours
He was a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.[4]
Ancestry
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References
- Ancestry.com. Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- Ancestry.com. Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables, 1550-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
- Frank Raberg: Biographisches Handbuch der württembergischen Landtagsabgeordneten 1815–1933. Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, Seite 524
- "Ritter von Orden vom Goldenen Vlies-Österreich | Geneall.net".
External links
Media related to Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg at Wikimedia Commons
- "Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1834–1921)". Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German).
- Abtei St. Hildegardis: "Fürst Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg sorgte für einen Neubeginn"
- "Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg" (in German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.