Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen

Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen (German: Emich Eduard Carl Fürst zu Leiningen; 18 January 1866 – 18 July 1939) was the son of Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen. He was 5th Prince of Leiningen from 1904 to 1918, and afterwards titular Prince of Leiningen from 1918 until his death.

Early life

Emich was born at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, the second child and only son of Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen (1830–1904), (son of Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen and Countess Maria Klebelsberg) and his wife, Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1834–1899), (daughter of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden and Princess Sophie of Sweden). Through his mother he was descendant of Swedish monarchs, such as Gustav IV Adolf and Gustav III. His paternal grandfather, Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, was the half-brother of Queen Victoria.

Marriage

Emich married on 12 July 1894 in Langenburg to Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1866–1932), youngest child of Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife, Princess Leopoldine of Baden.

They had five children:

Princess Viktoria of Leiningen (12 May 1895 – 9 February 1973), married in 1922 to Maximilian Ludwig, Count of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim, had issue.
Prince Emich Ernst of Leiningen (29 December 1896 - 21 March 1918), killed in action.
Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen (13 February 1898 – 2 August 1946), married in 1925 to Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, had issue.
Prince Hermann of Leiningen (4 January 1901 – 29 March 1971), married in 1938 to Countess Irene of Schönborn-Wiesentheid, no issue.
Prince Hesso of Leiningen (23 July 1903 – 19 June 1967), married in 1933 to Countess Marie Louise of Nesselrode, no issue.

Prince of Leiningen

On the death of his father in 1904, Emich became the 5th Prince of Leiningen.

Titles and styles

18 January 1866 – 5 April 1904: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Leiningen
5 April 1904 – 18 July 1939: His Serene Highness The Prince of Leiningen

Ancestry

Ancestors of Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen

16. Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, 1st Prince of Leiningen

8. Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen

17. Countess Christiane of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim

4. Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen

18. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

9. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

19. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf

2. Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen

10. Maximilian, Count of Klebelsberg

5. Countess Maria Klebelsberg

11. Maria Anna von Turba

1. Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen

24. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach

12. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden

25. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz

6. Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

26. Ludwig Heinrich Philipp, Baron Geyer of Geyersberg

13. Baroness Luise Karoline Geyer of Geyersberg

27. Countess Maximiliane Christiane of Sponeck

3. Princess Marie Amelie of Baden

28. Gustav III of Sweden

14. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

29. Princess Sophia Magdalena of Denmark

7. Princess Sophie of Sweden

30. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden

15. Princess Frederica of Baden

31. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

Notes and sources

thePeerage.com — Emich Eduard Karl V Fürst zu Leiningen
Genealogics — Leo van de Pas — Emich, 5.Fürst zu Leiningen
The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: 1951

German nobility
Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen House of Leiningen Born: 18 January 1866 Died: 18 July 1939
Preceded by Ernst Leopold	Prince of Leiningen 1904 – 1918	Succeeded by German nobility titles abolished
Titles in pretence
Loss of title	— TITULAR — Prince of Leiningen 1918 – 1939 Reason for succession failure: German nobility titles abolished	Succeeded by Karl

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