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Emich, Prince of Leiningen (german: Emich Eduard Carl Fürst zu Leiningen; 18 January 1866 – 18 July 1939) was the son of Ernst, Prince of Leiningen. He was the fifth Prince of Leiningen from 1904 to 1918, and afterwards titular

Prince of Leiningen The title of Prince of Leiningen (german: Fürst zu Leiningen) was created by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, who elevated Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg (a younger branch of the House of Leiningen) to the rank ...

from 1918 until his death.

Early life

Emich was born at

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, the second child and only son of Ernst, Prince of Leiningen (1830–1904), (son of Karl, Prince of Leiningen and Countess Marie von Klebelsberg) and his wife, Princess Marie of Baden (1834–1899), (daughter of

Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden Leopold (29 August 1790 – 24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the Grand Duke of Baden, reigning until his death in 1852. Although a younger child, Leopold was the first son of Margrave Karl Friederich of Baden by his second, morganatic wife, ...

and

Princess Sophie of Sweden Princess Sophie of Sweden (Sofia Vilhelmina Katarina Maria Lovisa Charlotta Anna; 21 May 1801 – 6 July 1865) was, by marriage, Grand Duchess of Baden as the wife of sovereign Grand Duke of Baden, Leopold. Biography Early life Sophie was born ...

). Through his mother he was descendant of Swedish monarchs, such as

Gustav IV Adolf Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland. The occupation of Finland in 1808–09 ...

and

Gustav III Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what ...

. His paternal grandfather, Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, was the half-brother of

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...

. He was baptised at Osborne House on 10 February 1866 and his godparents were his paternal great-aunt,

Princess Feodora of Leiningen Princess Feodora of Leiningen (Anna Feodora Auguste Charlotte Wilhelmine; 7 December 1807 – 23 September 1872) was the only daughter of Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen (1763–1814), and Princess Victoria o ...

, his maternal uncle

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(represented by

Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , house = Hohenlohe-Langenburg , father = Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , mother = Princess Feodora of Leiningen , birth_date = , birth_place = Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg , death_date = , death_place = ...

) and his paternal uncle

Prince Eduard of Leiningen A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

(represented by

Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernest II (german: Ernst August Karl Johann Leopold Alexander Eduard, link=no; 21 June 181822 August 1893) was Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 29 January 1844 to his death in 1893. He was born in Coburg to Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ...

Marriage

Emich married on 12 July 1894 in

Langenburg Langenburg () is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall. It is also the place where Wibele - small, sweet, biscuit-like ...

to Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (23 July 1866–1 November 1932), youngest child of

and his wife,

Princess Leopoldine of Baden Princess Leopoldine of Baden (''Leopoldine Wilhelmine Amalie Pauline Maximiliane''; 22 February 1837, Karlsruhe - 23 December 1903, Strasbourg) was a Princess of Baden by birth and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by marriage. Life Leopoldine ...

. They had five children: *Princess Viktoria of Leiningen (12 May 1895 – 9 February 1973) she married Count Maximilian of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim on 23 February 1922 and they were divorced in 1937. They had one son: **Count Markwart of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim (30 June 1925 – 28 September 1976) *Emich Ernst, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen (Emich Ernst Hermann Heinrich Maximilian; 29 December 1896 - 21 March 1918) he died at the age of twenty-one during

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. * Karl, Prince of Leiningen (13 February 1898 – 2 August 1946) he married

Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia (2 February 1907 – 25 October 1951) was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna. She was born in Coburg when her parents were in exile be ...

on 24 November 1924. They had seven children, fifteen grandchildren and twenty-eight great-grandchildren. *Prince Hermann Viktor Maximilian of Leiningen (4 January 1901 – 29 March 1971) he married Countess Irina of Schönborn-Wiesentheid on 21 December 1938. No children. *Prince Hesso Leopold Heinrich of Leiningen (23 July 1903 – 19 June 1967) he married Countess Marie-Luise of Nesselrode on 12 July 1933. No children.

Prince of Leiningen

On the death of his father in 1904, Emich became the

Honours

* : Knight of the Military Merit Order, 4th Class * : ** Grand Cross of the

Friedrich Order The Friedrich Order (german: Friedrichs-Orden or ''Friedrichsorden'') was an order of merit of the German Kingdom of Württemberg. It was instituted on 1 January 1830 by the second king of Württemberg, Wilhelm I in remembrance of his father, Kin ...

, ''1894'' ** Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, ''1905'' * : Knight Grand Cross of the

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

, ''8 September 1898'' * : Grand Cross of the Merit

Order of Philip the Magnanimous The Order of Merit of Philip the Magnanimous (german: Verdienstorden Philipps des Großmütigen) was an order of chivalry established by Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse on 1 May 1840, the name day of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, in his honour to a ...

, ''11 July 1902'' * : Knight of the

House Order of Fidelity The House Order of Fidelity (german: Hausorden der Treue) is a dynastic order of the Margraviate of Baden. It was established by Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach as a reward for merit and to mark the laying of the foundation ston ...

, ''1904'' *

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: Knight of the

Order of Franz Joseph The Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph (german: Kaiserlich-Österreichischer Franz-Joseph-Orden) was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on 2 December 1849, on the first anniversary of his accession to the imperial throne. Classes ...

, ''1893'' *

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: Grand Cross of the

Saxe-Ernestine House Order The Saxe-Ernestine House Order (german: link=yes, Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden)Hausorden
Herz ...

* : ** Knight of the

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, 1st Class ** Knight's Cross of the Royal

House Order of Hohenzollern The House Order of Hohenzollern (german: Hausorden von Hohenzollern or ') was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military commissioned officers and civilians of comparable status. Associated with the various ...

** Knight of Honour of the Johanniter Order

Ancestry

References

*The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: 1951 {{DEFAULTSORT:Leiningen, Emich, 05 Prince of 1866 births 1939 deaths People from Strasbourg Emich, 05 Emich, 05 Emich, 05 Emich, 05 Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) Knights of the Order of Franz Joseph