Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Ernst I
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Spouse Princess Feodora of Leiningen
Issue
Carl, Prince of 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 House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Father Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Mother Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
Born 7 May 1794(1794-05-07)
Langenburg, Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Died 12 April 1860(1860-04-12) (aged 65)
Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden

Ernst Christian Carl IV (May 7, 1794 – April 12, 1860) was a brother-in-law of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He was the son of Prince Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth.[1]

Contents

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 in Kensington Palace, London. She was the elder half-sister of the future British queen.[2]

He succeeded to the title of 4th Prince zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg on April 4, 1825 and attained the rank of Major-General[3]

Issue

Name[4] Birth Death Age Notes
Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Leopold, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 25 October 1829 16 May 1907 77 years Succeeded to the title on 12 April 1860 but abdicated his rights in favor of his younger brother on 21 April of the same year.
Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 8 November 1830 27 February 1850 19 years
Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 31 August 1832 8 March 1913 80 years Married to Princess Leopoldine of Baden
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 11 December 1833 31 December 1891 58 years Settled in Great Britain and made a morganatic marriage.
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 20 July 1835 25 January 1900 64 years Married to Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
Princess Feodora Victoria Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langeburg 7 July 1839 10 February 1872 42 years Married to George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

References

  1. ^ Eilers, Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Co.. pp. 148. 
  2. ^ Eilers, Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Co.. pp. 148. 
  3. ^ McNaughton, C. Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy in 3 volumes (Volume 1). Genealogical Publishing Co.. pp. 261. 
  4. ^ Eilers, Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Co.. pp. 148. 
Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Hohenlohe
Born: 7 May 1794 Died: 12 April 1860
German nobility
Preceded by
Carl Ludwig I
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1825–1860
Succeeded by
Carl Ludwig II