Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg explained

Ernst I
Succession:Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Reign:4 April 1825 – 12 April 1860
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Carl Ludwig I
Successor:Carl Ludwig II
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
Full Name:German: Ernst Christian Karl
House:Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Father:Carl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Mother:Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
Birth Date:7 May 1794
Birth Place:Langenburg, Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Death Place:Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden

Ernst Christian Carl, 4th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (7 May 1794 – 12 April 1860) was the son of Prince Carl Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and 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.

He succeeded to the title of 4th Prince zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 4 April 1825, and attained the rank of Major-General.[1]

Issue

Name Birth Death Age Notes
Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Leopold, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg25 October 182916 May 190777 yearsSucceeded 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-Langenburg8 November 183027 February 185120 years
Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg31 August 18328 March 191380 yearsMarried Princess Leopoldine of Baden
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg11 December 183331 December 189158 yearsSettled in Great Britain and married morganatically British noblewoman Laura Williamina Seymour. His issue were created Count/Countess von Gleichen.
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg20 July 183525 January 190064 yearsMarried Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Princess Feodora Victoria Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langeburg7 July 183910 February 187232 yearsMarried George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Orders and decorations

Notes and References

  1. Book: McNaughton , C. Arnold . The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy in 3 volumes (Volume 1) . Genealogical Publishing Co. . 1973 . 261.
  2. Book: Shaw. William Arthur Shaw. 1906. The Knights of England. 1. London. Sharrett & Hughes. 208.