Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen

Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen (German: Emich Kirill Ferdinand Hermann Fürst zu Leiningen; 18 October 1926 – 30 October 1991)[1] was the son of Karl, Prince of Leiningen. He was the 7th Prince of Leiningen from 1946 until his death.

Emich Kyrill
Prince of Leiningen
Born(1926-10-18)18 October 1926
Coburg, Weimar Republic
Died30 October 1991(1991-10-30) (aged 65)
Amorbach, Germany
Spouse
Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg
(
m. 1950)
IssuePrincess Melita
Prince Karl Emich
Andreas, Prince of Leiningen
Princess Stephanie
Full name
Emich Kirill Ferdinand Hermann Fürst zu Leiningen
HouseLeiningen
FatherKarl, Prince of Leiningen
MotherGrand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia

Early life

Emich was born at Coburg, Weimar Republic, the first child of Karl, Prince of Leiningen (1898–1946), (son of Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen and Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg) and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia (1907–1951), (daughter of Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). Through his mother, he was a descendant of Queen Victoria and Tsar Alexander II. Through his father, he was a descendant of the Vasa kings of Sweden and of both of Queen Victoria's half-siblings, Carl, Prince of Leiningen and The Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. As a result, Emich was the first descendant of all three of Victoria, Duchess of Kent's children.

Marriage

Emich married on 10 August 1950 in Rastede to Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg (2 February 1928 – 26 January 2016), fourth child and second daughter of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his wife, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

They had four children:

  • Princess Melita Elisabeth Bathildis Helene Margarita of Leiningen (b. 19 June 1951) married Horst Legrum on 14 April 1978.
  • Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen (b. 12 June 1952) married Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Öhringen on 8 June 1984. They have one daughter. He remarried Gabriele Thyssen on 24 May 1991 and they were diovrce in 1998. They have one daughter. He remarried, again, Countess Isabelle von und zu Egloffstein on 7 June 2008. They have one son.
  • Andreas, Prince of Leiningen (b. 27 November 1955), married Princess Alexandra of Hanover on 5 October 1981. They have three children.
  • Princess Stephanie Margarita of Leiningen (b. 1 October 1958)

Prince of Leiningen

On the death of his father in 1946, Emich became the titular Prince of Leiningen.

A businessman and entrepreneur,[2] he owned a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe Chassis.[3]

The Prince fell out with his eldest son over the latter's marriage, and disinherited him.[4]

He died on 30 October 1991, and was succeeded by his son Andreas.[4]

Ancestry
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References
  1. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Volume 133, p. 250
  2. "History: the Princes". Furst Leiningen.
  3. "1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe Chassis". Bonhams.
  4. Paterson, Tony (22 June 2000), "A Pauper Prince's Palatial Quest", The Guardian, Berlin, retrieved 27 April 2017

Notes and sources
Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen
House of Leiningen
Born: 18 October 1926 Died: 30 October 1991
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Karl		 — TITULAR —
Prince of Leiningen
1946–1991
Reason for succession failure:
German nobility titles abolished		 Succeeded by
Andreas
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