Emich, Prince of Leiningen explained

Emich
Prince of Leiningen
Spouse:Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Full Name:German: Emich Eduard Carl
House:Leiningen
Father:Ernst, Prince of Leiningen
Mother:Princess Marie of Baden
Birth Date:18 January 1866
Birth Place:Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England
Death Place:Mudau, Free People's State of Württemberg, Nazi Germany

Emich, Prince of Leiningen (German: Emich Eduard Carl Fürst zu Leiningen; 18 January 1866 – 18 July 1939) was the son of Ernst, Prince of Leiningen. He was the fifth Prince of Leiningen from 1904 to 1918, and afterwards titular Prince of Leiningen from 1918 until his death.

Early life

Emich was born at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, the second child and only son of Ernst, Prince of Leiningen (1830–1904), (son of Karl, Prince of Leiningen and Countess Marie von Klebelsberg) and his wife, Princess Marie of Baden (1834–1899), (daughter of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden and Princess Sophie of Sweden). Through his mother he was descendant of Swedish monarchs, such as Gustav IV Adolf and Gustav III. His paternal grandfather, Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, was the half-brother of Queen Victoria.

He was baptised at Osborne House on 10 February 1866 and his godparents were his paternal great-aunt, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, his maternal uncle Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (represented by Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg) and his paternal uncle Prince Eduard of Leiningen (represented by Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).

Marriage

Emich married on 12 July 1894 in Langenburg his second cousin (both great-grandchildren of Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and her first husband Emich Karl, Prince of Leiningen), Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (23 July 1866–1 November 1932), youngest child of Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife, Princess Leopoldine of Baden.

They had five children:

Prince of Leiningen

On the death of his father in 1904, Emich became the Prince of Leiningen.

Honours

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Notes and References

  1. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 43