Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Kraft, 9th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German: Kraft Alexander Ernst Ludwig Georg Emich Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 25 June 1935 – 16 March 2004) was the eldest son of Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was the titular Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg from 1960 until his death.
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| Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||
| Born | 25 June 1935 Schwäbisch Hall, Nazi Germany | ||||
| Died | 16 March 2004 (aged 68) Langenburg, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Charlotte of Croÿ
( m. 1965; div. 1990)Irma Pospesch ( m. 1992) | ||||
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| House | Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Father | Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark | ||||
Early life
Kraft was born at Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, the first child of Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1897–1960) (son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and his wife, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905–1981) (daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg), and thus a nephew of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Through both of his parents he was descendant of Queen Victoria and Tsar Nicholas I; then, through his mother, he was descendant of Christian IX of Denmark.
Marriage and issue
Kraft married on 5 June 1965 in Langenburg to Princess Charlotte of Croÿ (b. 31 December 1938), eldest daughter of Prince Alexander of Croÿ and his wife, Anne Elspeth Campbell.[1] They divorced on 26 May 1990 at Crailsheim.
They had three children:
- Princess Cécile Marita Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 16 December 1967)
- Philipp Gottfried Alexander, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 20 January 1970)
- Princess Xenia Margarita Anne of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 8 July 1972)
He married, secondly, Irma Pospesch (b. 1946) on 22 May 1992, in Graz, Austria.
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
On the death of his father in 1960, Kraft became the titular Prince (Fürst) of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.[1]
After Langenburg Castle was heavily damaged by fire in 1963, Prince Kraft was forced to sell Weikersheim Castle to the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1967, to be able to restore Langenburg.
Upon Kraft's death in 2004, aged 68, the title was inherited by his son Philipp.
Titles and styles
- 25 June 1935 – 11 May 1960: His Serene Highness Prince Kraft of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- 11 May 1960 – 16 March 2004: His Serene Highness The Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Notes
- Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987), page 197. Hereinafter cited as Queen Victoria's Descendants.
References
- thePeerage.com — Kraft Alexander Ernst Ludwig Georg Emich IX Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- Queen Victoria's Descendants, New York, 1987, Eilers, Marlene A., Reference: 197
- The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: I 185
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 2004 167
Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Cadet branch of the House of Hohenlohe Born: 25 June 1935 Died: 16 March 2004 | ||
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| Preceded by Gottfried |
— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1960–2004 Reason for succession failure: German nobility titles abolished |
Succeeded by Philipp |
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