Prince Christoph of Hohenlohe-Langenburg explained

Christoph Prinz zu Hohenlohe
Birth Name:Christoph Victorio Egon Humberto Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Birth Place:Lausanne, Switzerland
Birth Date:8 November 1956
Death Place:Bangkok, Thailand
House:Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Father:Alfonso Prinz zu Hohenlohe
Mother:Princess Ira von Fürstenberg

Christoph Victorio Egon Humberto Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (8 November 1956 – 6 August 2006) was a European socialite and member of the extended Agnelli family.[1]

Known as Kiko, he was born at Clinique de Mont Choisi in Lausanne, Switzerland,[2] the elder son of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1924–2003) and his first wife, Princess Ira zu Fürstenberg, a niece of Giovanni Agnelli, the founder of Fiat.

He died on 6 August 2006 of massive organ failure, related to complications of diabetes and a lung infection, a few days after being imprisoned in Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok on charges of suspicion of illegally altering a visa[3] (a month before the 2006 Thai coup d'état). His health had been weakened from a weight-loss regimen at a Thai wellness center.[4] [5]

Before his death, he resided in Honolulu, Hawaii, also in Paris and Geneva, but was a citizen of Liechtenstein.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Although born in Switzerland and a resident of the United States, neither of which recognizes nobility or hereditary titles, he was a citizen of Liechtenstein which recognizes both.
  2. Web site: Limited. Alamy. Stock Photo - Nov. 11, 1956 - Son For Princess Ira; Princess Ira of Hohenlohe yesterday gave birth to a baby son, at Lausanne, Switzerland. The baby will be named Christoff Victorio Umberto. 2020-06-26. Alamy. en.
  3. Web site: Associated Press . Thailand releases details of European aristocrat's death in custody . Taiwan News . 2006-09-02 . 2021-07-05.
  4. Web site: European aristocrat dies in notorious Thai jail . independent.co.uk . 2 February 2019.
  5. News: Ira Fürstenberg’s Son Dies In Prison. Corriere della Sera. 9 August 2006. 30 November 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20070106135742/http://www.corriere.it/english/articoli/2006/08_Agosto/09/ira.shtml. 6 January 2007. dead. dmy-all.