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Name
  
Emich, Prince

House
  
House of Leiningen


Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen

Born
  
18 January 1866 Isle of Wight, United Kingdom (
1866-01-18
)

Spouse
  
Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Issue
  
Viktoria, Countess of Solms-Rodelheim and Assenheim Karl, Prince of Leiningen Prince Hermann Prince Hesso

Father
  
Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen

Mother
  
Princess Marie of Baden

Died
  
July 18, 1939, Mudau, Germany

Parents
  
Princess Marie of Baden, Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen

Grandchildren
  
Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen, Prince Karl of Leiningen, Princess Margarita of Leiningen

Similar People
  
Grand Duchess Maria Kiri, Leopold - Grand Duke of B, Princess Victoria Melita of, Kirill Vladimirovich - Grand Du

Children
  
Karl, 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.

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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.

He was baptised at Osborne House on 10 February 1866 and his godparents were his paternal great-aunt, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, his maternal uncle Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (represented by Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg) and his paternal uncle Prince Eduard of Leiningen (represented by Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).

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, divorced 1937, had issue.
  • Emich Ernst, Hereditary Prince 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 Irina of Schönborn-Wiesentheid, no issue.
  • Prince Hesso of Leiningen (23 July 1903 – 19 June 1967), married in 1933 to Countess Marie-Luise von 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

    • References

    Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen Wikipedia
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