| Emich Kyrill | |
| Prince of Leiningen | |
| Issue: | Princess Melita Prince Karl Emich Andreas, Prince of Leiningen Princess Stephanie |
| Full Name: | Emich Kirill Ferdinand Hermann Fürst zu Leiningen |
| House: | Leiningen |
| Father: | Karl, Prince of Leiningen |
| Mother: | Maria Kirillovna of Russia |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Coburg, Weimar Republic |
| Death Place: | Amorbach, Germany |
Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen (German: Emich Kirill Ferdinand Hermann Fürst zu Leiningen; 18 October 192630 October 1991)[1] was a German entrepreneur and son of Karl, Prince of Leiningen. He was the 7th Prince of Leiningen from 1946 until his death in 1991.
Emich was born at Coburg, Weimar Republic, the first child of Karl, Prince of Leiningen (1898–1946), (son of Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen and Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg) and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia (1907–1951), (daughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh). Through his mother, he was a descendant of Queen Victoria and Tsar Alexander II. Through his father, he was a descendant of the Vasa kings of Sweden and of both of Queen Victoria's half-siblings, Carl, Prince of Leiningen and Feodora, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. As a result, Emich was the first descendant of all three of Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld's children.
Emich married on 10 August 1950 in Rastede to Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg (2 February 192826 January 2016), fourth child and second daughter of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his wife, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
They had four children:
On the death of his father in 1946, Emich became the titular Prince of Leiningen.
A businessman and entrepreneur,[2] he owned a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe Chassis.[3]
The Prince fell out with his eldest son over the latter's marriage, and disinherited him.
He died on 30 October 1991, and was succeeded by his son Andreas.