George Louis, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (german: Georg Ludwig Friedrich Viktor Karl Eduard Franz Joseph , Fürst & Graf zu Erbach-Schönberg; 1 January 190327 January 1971) was the 3rd Prince of Erbach-Schönberg, elder son of Alexander, 2nd Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.

Early life

George Louis was the second child and first son of

Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (german: Alexander Ludwig Alfred Eberhard, Fürst & Graf zu Erbach-Schönberg; 12 September 1872 –18 October 1944) was the 2nd Prince of Erbach-Schönberg, eldest son of Gustav, 1st Prince of Erbach- ...

(1872–1944), and his wife,

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(1873–1961), daughter of

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and his wife Princess Helena of Nassau. He was related with the

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Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (german: Josias Georg Wilhelm Adolf Erbprinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont) (13 May 1896 – 30 November 1967) was the heir apparent to the throne of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a genera ...

(1896–1967)

Marriage and family

George Louis married on 2 July 1925 in

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, Marie-Marguerite von Deringer (25 December 1903 – 22 December 1967). They had three children, eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren: *Louis, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (17 October 1926 – 23 November 1998), married on 9 March 1946 Rosemarie Moshage (22 September 1927 – 25 May 2015), and had four children and one granddaughter: **Prince Burckhard of Erbach-Schönberg (7 April 1951 – 30 June 1998) **Dietrich, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (b. 27 March 1954) he married Monika Recknagel on 19 May 1984. They have one daughter: ***Princess Elizabeth of Erbach-Schönberg (22 June 1985) **Princess Uta of Erbach-Schönberg (1 August 1955) **Princess Patricia of Erbach-Schönberg (15 December 1967) *Princess Edda Marie of Erbach-Schönberg (10 April 1930 – 3 March 1993) she married Karl Josef Dierkes (1924-2008) on 2 May 1951 and they were divorce in 1960. They have four children and three grandchildren: **Anja Dierkes (11 April 1952) she has two children from her first marriage with Mr. Ruser also has a son with her second husband. ***Jannes Ruser ***Nana Ruser ***Linus Dierkes **Petra Dierkes (5 July 1953) **Jan-Wilm Dierkes (17 July 1956-9 May 1959) **Tatjana Dierkes (29 April 1960) *Prince Maynolf of Erbach-Schönberg (13 May 1936 - 8 December 2020) he married Marie Katharine Markert on 14 May 1959 and they were divorced in 1970. They have one daughter He remarried Erika List on 16 March 1970 and they were divorced in 1972. He remarried again Solveig Schlegel in 1976. They have two children and three grandchildren. **Princess Xenia of Erbach-Schönberg (23 May 1963) **Princess Isabelle of Erbach-Schönberg (24 August 1977) she married Andreas Ellinger in 1998. They have one son: ***Alexandra Ellinger (2000) **Prince Peter of Erbach-Schönberg (11 August 1981) he married Corinna Schaffer in 2003. They have two children: ***Prince Sandro of Erbach-Schönberg (2003) ***Princess Cecilie of Erbach-Schönberg (2007)

Ancestry

Notes and sources

*Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1980 117 *The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 351 {{DEFAULTSORT:George Louis Of Erbach-Schonberg, Prince 1903 births 1971 deaths People from the Grand Duchy of Hesse House of Erbach-Schönberg