Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
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Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||
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31 August 1832 Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg | ||||
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9 March 1913 (aged 80) Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Leopoldine of Baden | ||||
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Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Elise Victoria Feodora Sophie Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Feodore | ||||
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| House | House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Father | Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Feodora of Leiningen | ||||
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Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (31 August 1832 – 9 March 1913) was the 6th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and the second son of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen (half-sister of Queen Victoria).
He succeeded to the title of 6th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg) on 21 April 1860, when his elder brother signed over his rights to the throne. He died 9 March 1913 in Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire (present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany).
Career
He was a general in the Prussian Cavalry.
On 19 September 1899 he and his wife were in a saloon railway carriage at Perth Station. Lieutenant Colonel H A Yorke (RE retired), the Inspecting Officer of Railways who reported on the accident, said that they had had a miraculous escape from injury when another train collided with the stationery train in which they were standing.
Marriage and children
On 24 September 1862 at Karlsruhe, he married Princess Leopoldine of Baden, daughter of Prince William of Baden.
They had three children (one son and two daughters):
- Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (13 September 1863 – 11 December 1950); married Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- Princess Elise Victoria Feodora Sophie Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (4 September 1864 – 18 March 1929); married Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line.
- Princess Feodora Viktoria Alberta of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (23 July 1866 – 1 November 1932); married Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen
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References
- Kurt Eißele: Fürst Hermann zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg als Statthalter im Reichsland Elsass-Lothringen 1894–1907. O.O., 1950
- Günter Richter: Hermann Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Vol 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, 1972, p. 491 et suiv.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. |
- Hermann zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg in daten.digitale-sammlungen.de.
| Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Cadet branch of the House of Hohenlohe Born: 31 August 1832 Died: 9 March 1913 | ||
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| Preceded by Carl Ludwig II |
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1860–1913 |
Succeeded by Ernst II |