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Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen

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Name
  
Emich Prince


House
  
House of Leiningen

Born
  
18 October 1926 Coburg, Weimar Republic (
1926-10-18
)

Spouse
  
Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg (m. 1950)

Issue
  
Princess Melita Prince Karl Emich Andreas, Prince of Leiningen Princess Stephanie

Father
  
Karl, Prince of Leiningen

Mother
  
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia

Died
  
October 30, 1991, Amorbach, Germany

Children
  
Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen, Andreas, Prince of Leiningen

Parents
  
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Karl, Prince of Leiningen

Grandchildren
  
Princess Theresa of Leiningen

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

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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 (19 June 1951) she married Horst Legrum on 14 April 1978.
  • Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen (12 June 1952) he married Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Oehringen (28 April 1960-February 1989) on 8 June 1984. They have one daughter. He remarried Gabriele Renate Thyssen on 15 June 1991 and they were divorce in 1998. They have one daughter. He remarried, again, Isabelle von and to Egloffstein on 7 June 2008. They have one son.
  • Andreas, Prince of Leiningen (b. 27 November 1955) he married Princess Alexandra of Hanover on 11 October 1981. They have three children.
  • Princess Stephanie Margarita of Leiningen (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, he owned a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe Chassis.

    The Prince fell out with his eldest son over the latter's marriage, and disinherit him.

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

    References

    Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen Wikipedia
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