Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen
| Emich | |||||
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| Prince of Leiningen | |||||
 Prince Emich of Leiningen with his wife Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | |||||
| Born |
18 January 1866 Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | ||||
| Died |
18 July 1939 (aged 73) Mudau, Kingdom of Württemberg | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
| Issue |
Princess Viktoria, Countess of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim Emich Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen Karl, Prince of Leiningen Prince Hermann Prince Hesso | ||||
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| House | Leiningen | ||||
| Father | Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Baden | ||||
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.
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.
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
Ancestry
Notes and sources
- thePeerage.com — Emich Eduard Karl V Fürst zu Leiningen
- Genealogics — Leo van de Pas — Emich, 5.Fürst zu Leiningen
- The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: 1951
| Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen Born: 18 January 1866 Died: 18 July 1939 | ||
| German nobility | ||
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| Preceded by Ernst Leopold |
Prince of Leiningen 1904 – 1918 |
Succeeded by German nobility titles abolished |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Loss of title | — TITULAR — Prince of Leiningen 1918 – 1939 Reason for succession failure: German nobility titles abolished |
Succeeded by Karl |