Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn Wittgenstein Berleburg

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Reign 1904 – 1918		Name Richard, Prince
Predecessor Albrecht, 3rd Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Spouse Princess Madeleine of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Issue Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-BerleburgChristian Heinrich, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-HohensteinPrince Ludwig Ferdinand Father Albrecht, 3rd Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Mother Baroness Marie von Gemmingen-Hornberg Died April 25, 1925, Hanau, Germany Parents Albrecht, 3rd Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Successor Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Children Christian-Heinrich, Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Grandchildren Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Great grandchildren Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse

Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (German: Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg) of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg from 1904 to 1918.

Life

Prince Richard was born on 27 May 1882 at Berleburg, Germany.

On 21 November 1902 at Langenzell, he married Princess Madeleine of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, daughter of Prince Alfred of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and Countess Pauline von Reichenbach-Lessonitz.

His title was de-recognized by the Weimar and other German Republics after abolition of the German Empire in 1918 but lawfully retained henceforth as surname.

He died as the result of a traffic accident in Hanau on 25 April 1925 at age 42.

Issue

Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg b. 28 Feb 1907, d. 1944 (declared dead 1969 after being missing in action in Russia, 1944)

Christian-Heinrich, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein b. 20 Sep 1908, d. 17 Aug 1983

Ludwig-Ferdinand Prinz von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg b. 4 Apr 1910, d. 22 Nov 1943

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