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Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard; 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).

Hermann
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Tenure21 April 1860 – 9 March 1913
PredecessorCarl Ludwig II
SuccessorErnst II

Born(1832-08-31)31 August 1832
Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg
Died9 March 1913(1913-03-09) (aged 80)
Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg
Spouse

(m. 1862; died 1903)
Issue
  • Princess Elise
  • Feodora, Princess of Leiningen
  • Names
    German: Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard
    HouseHohenlohe-Langenburg
    FatherErnst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
    MotherPrincess Feodora of Leiningen

    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

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    From 5 November 1894 to 1 October 1907 he served as Imperial LieutenantofAlsace-Lorraine, succeeding his kinsman Prince Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.

    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

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    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):

    Honours

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    He received the following orders and decorations:[1]

  •   Baden:[3]
  •   Württemberg:[4]
  •   United Kingdom:
  •   Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1868[7]
  •     Lippe: Cross of Honour of the House Order of Lippe, 1st Class
  •   Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
  •   Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown
  •   Kingdom of Prussia:
  •   Luxembourg: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau, 17 February 1897[9]
  • Ancestry

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    Literature

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    References

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    1. ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1908, p. 45
  • ^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtums Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1865), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 20
  • ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden", pp. 42, 48, 145
  • ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1896),『Königliche Orden』pp. 29, 138
  • ^ Shaw, Wm. A. (1906) The Knights of England, I, London, p. 210
  • ^ The London Gazette, issue 28058, p. 6149
  • ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1906),『Königliche Orden』p. 8
  • ^ "Rother Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 24 – via hathitrust.org{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • ^ Schoos, Jean (1990). Die Orden und Ehrenzeichen des Großherzogtums Luxemburg und des ehemaligen Herzogtums Nassau in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Luxembourg: Sankt-Paulus Druckerei. p. 342. ISBN 2-87963-048-7.
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    Hermann, 6th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

    House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

    Cadet branch of the House of Hohenlohe

    Born: 31 August 1832 Died: 9 March 1913
    German nobility
    Preceded by

    Carl Ludwig II

    Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
    21 April 1860 – 9 March 1913
    Succeeded by

    Ernst II


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