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Born 31 August 1832Langenburg, Kingdom of Wurttemberg ( 1832-08-31 ) Issue Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-LangenburgPrincess Elise Victoria Feodora Sophie Adelheid of Hohenlohe-LangenburgPrincess Feodore Children Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Parents Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Grandchildren Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Similar People Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Princess Victoria of Saxe‑Coburg‑Saalfeld, Queen Victoria, Alfred - Duke of Saxe‑Co | ||
Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (31 August 1832 – 9 March 1913) was the 6th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and the second son of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen (half-sister of Queen Victoria).
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He succeeded to the title of Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg) on 21 April 1860, when his elder brother signed over his rights to the throne. He died on 9 March 1913 in Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire (present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany).
Life and career
He was a general in the Prussian Cavalry.
On 19 September 1899, he and his wife were in a saloon railway carriage at Perth Station. Lieutenant Colonel H A Yorke (RE retired), the Inspecting Officer of Railways who reported on the accident, said that they had had a miraculous escape from injury when another train collided with the stationary train in which they were standing.
Marriage and children
On 24 September 1862 at Karlsruhe, he married Princess Leopoldine of Baden, daughter of Prince William of Baden.
They had three children (one son and two daughters):