Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
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Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||
Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||
Spouse | Princess Leopoldine of Baden | ||||
Issue |
Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Elise Princess Feodore | ||||
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House | House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
Father | Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
Mother | Princess Feodora of Leiningen | ||||
Born |
Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg | 31 August 1832 ||||
Died |
9 March 1913 80) Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg | (aged
Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (31 August 1832 – 9 March 1913) was the 6th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and the second son of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen (half-sister of Queen Victoria).
He succeeded to the title of 6th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg) on 21 April 1860, when his elder brother signed over his rights to the throne. He died 9 March 1913 in Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire (present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany).
Career
He was a General in the Prussian Cavalry.
On 19 September 1899 he and his wife were in a saloon railway carriage at Perth Station. Lieutenant Colonel H A Yorke (RE retired), the Inspecting Officer of Railways who reported on the accident, said that they had had a miraculous escape from injury when another train collided with the stationery train in which they were standing.
Marriage and children
On 24 September 1862 at Karlsruhe, Kingdom of Württemberg, he married Princess Leopoldine of Baden, daughter of Prince William of Baden.
They had 3 children (1 son and 2 daughters):
- Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (13 September 1863 – 11 December 1950); married Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- Elise, Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (4 September 1864 – 18 March 1929); married Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line.
- Feodore Viktoria Alberta, Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (23 July 1866 – 1 November 1932); married Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen
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Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Cadet branch of the House of Hohenlohe Born: 31 August 1832 Died: 9 March 1913 | ||
German nobility | ||
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Preceded by Carl Ludwig II |
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1860–1913 |
Succeeded by Ernst II |
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