Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Ernst Christian Carl, 4th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (7 May 1794 – 12 April 1860) was the son of Prince Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth.[1]
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 Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||
| Born | 7 May 1794 Langenburg, Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Died | 12 April 1860 (aged 65) Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden | ||||
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| Issue | Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Adelheid, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein Feodora, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
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| House | Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Father | Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Mother | Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth | ||||
Biography
Marriage
He married Princess Feodora of Leiningen, the only daughter of Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld on 18 February 1828 at Kensington Palace in London. She was the elder half-sister of the future British queen.[1]
He succeeded to the title of 4th Prince zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 4 April 1825, and attained the rank of Major-General.[2]
Issue
| Name[1] | Birth | Death | Age | Notes |
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| Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Leopold, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 25 October 1829 | 16 May 1907 | 77 years | Succeeded to the title on 12 April 1860, but abdicated his rights in favor of his younger brother on 21 April of the same year. He married morganatically on 22 February 1861 in Paris to Maria Grathwohl (1837–1901) and his issue were created Baron/Baroness von Bronn. |
| Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 8 November 1830 | 27 February 1851 | 20 years | |
| Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 31 August 1832 | 8 March 1913 | 80 years | Married Princess Leopoldine of Baden |
| Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 11 December 1833 | 31 December 1891 | 58 years | Settled in Great Britain and married morganatically British noblewoman Laura Williamina Seymour. His issue were created Count/Countess von Gleichen. |
| Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 20 July 1835 | 25 January 1900 | 64 years | Married Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. |
| Princess Feodora Victoria Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langeburg | 7 July 1839 | 10 February 1872 | 32 years | Married George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen |
Orders and decorations
Württemberg:[3]
- Knight of the Military Merit Order, 3 July 1815
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1830
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order, 1839
United Kingdom: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (civil division), 22 January 1848[4]
Ancestry
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References
- Eilers, Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 148.
- McNaughton, C. Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy in 3 volumes (Volume 1). Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 261.
- "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg, Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1858, pp. 32, 59, 61
- Shaw, William Arthur (1906). The Knights of England. Vol. 1. London: Sharrett & Hughes. p. 208.
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