Andreas, Prince of Leiningen
| Andreas | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Leiningen | |
 | |
| Born |
27 November 1955 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
| Spouse | Princess Alexandra of Hanover (m. 1981) |
| Issue |
Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen Princess Olga Prince Hermann |
| House | Leiningen |
| Father | Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen |
| Mother | Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg |
Andreas, Prince of Leiningen (Andreas Fürst zu Leiningen; born 27 November 1955)[1] is the current head of the Princely House of Leiningen. He is the son of Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen, and Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg. His older brother Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen lost his rights to succeed as head of the house as a result of his unequal second marriage.[2][3]
His paternal grandmother, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, was the eldest daughter of Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia (first claimant to the throne of Russia and a grandson of Alexander II of Russia) and Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh (granddaughter of Alexander II of Russia). Because of this, he is in the line of succession to the former Russian throne.
His great-great-great grandfather, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Emich, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, was the elder half-brother of Queen Victoria. Through his father, he is also a direct descendant (specifically a great-great-great-grandson) of Queen Victoria, through her granddaughter, Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh, whose second husband was Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich. Because of this, he is in the line of succession to the British Throne.[4]
He married Princess Alexandra of Hanover on 5 October 1981. They have three children, Hereditary Prince Ferdinand (b. 1982), Princess Olga of Leiningen (b. 1984), and Prince Hermann of Leiningen (b. 1987).
Titles and styles
- 27 November 1955 – 24 May 1991: His Serene Highness Prince Andreas of Leiningen
- 24 May 1991 – 30 October 1991: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Leiningen
- 30 October 1991 – present: His Serene Highness The Prince of Leiningen
Ancestry
References
- ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (2004), Volume 133, p. 249, 251.
- ↑ Fürstenhaus zu Leiningen,
- ↑ Leiningen Royal Family, Monarchies of Europe Archived 23 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ William Addams Reitwiesner, "Persons eligible to succeed to the British Throne as of 1 Jan 2011".
| Andreas, Prince of Leiningen Born: 27 November 1955 | ||
| Lines of succession | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Princess Theresa of Leiningen |
Line of succession to the British throne descended from Alfred, son of Victoria |
Succeeded by The Hereditary Prince of Leiningen |
| Preceded by Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia |
Line of succession to the Russian throne (disputed) (Vladimir Kirillovich's line) grandson of Maria Kirillovna, eldest daughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich and sister of Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich 2nd position |
Succeeded by Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen (3rd) followed by Prince Hermann of Leiningen (4th), and then by Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia (5th) |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Preceded by Emich Kyrill |
— TITULAR — Prince of Leiningen 1991 – present Reason for succession failure: German nobility titles abolished |
Incumbent Heir: Hereditary Prince Ferdinand |