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Hans Zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen
''Hans'' Heinrich Georg Herzog, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, Duke of Ujest (24 April 1858 – 24 April 1945) was a German nobleman and diplomat. Early life A hereditary prince of the House of Hohenlohe, he was born at Sławięcice Palace in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Slawentzitz in the Kingdom of Prussia on 24 April 1858. He was a younger son of Prince Hugo zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen and Princess Pauline zu Fürstenberg. His maternal grandparents were Amalie of Baden (daughter of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Charles Frederick, the Margrave of Baden, Margrave, Elector of Baden, Elector and Grand Duke of Baden) and Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg (the last sovereign prince of Fürstenberg-Fürstenberg, Furstenburg). His paternal grandparents were August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen and Louise of Württemberg (a daughter of Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern (1764–1834), Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern and Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758–1822), Duke Eugen of Wà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Hohenlohe-Öhringen
The House of Hohenlohe () is a Germans, German princely dynasty. It formerly ruled an Imperial immediacy, immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire, which was divided between several branches. In 1806, the area of Hohenlohe was 1,760 km² and its estimated population was 108,000. The motto of the house is (Latin for 'From flames I rise'). The Lords of Hohenlohe were elevated to the rank of Imperial Counts in 1450, and from 1744, the territory and its rulers were princely. In 1825, the German Confederation recognized the right of all members of the house to be Style (form of address), styled as Serene Highness (German: ), with the title of for the heads of its branches, and the title of prince/princess for the other members. From 1861, the Hohenlohe-Öhringen branch was also of ducal status as Herzog, dukes of Ujest. Due to the continuous lineage of the dynasty until the present time, it is considered to be one of the longest-lived noble families in Germany and Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Egon II, Prince Of Fürstenberg
Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg (German: ''Karl Egon II. Fürst zu Fürstenberg''; 28 October 179622 October 1854) was a German politician and nobleman. From 1804 to 1806 he was the last reigning prince of Furstenburg before its mediatisation, whilst still in his minority. He also served as the first-ever vice-president of the Upper Chamber of the Badische Ständeversammlung. Life Minority He was born in Prague, the only son of the Austrian general Karl Aloys zu Fürstenberg and his wife, Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis. Soon after his father's death on 25 March 1799 his cousin Charles Gabriel also died aged only fourteen (13 December 1799) - Charles Gabriel had been the last scion of the Bohemian Fürstenberg-Pürglitz line and this left the branch extinct. His uncle Karl Joachim, the last male survivor of the Swabian line, died in 1804, leaving that too extinct. This meant that in 1804 Charles Egon inherited almost all the Fürstenberg possessions except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Öhringen Castle
Öhringen (East Franconian: ''Ähringe'') is the largest town in Hohenlohe (district) in the state of Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ..., in southwest Germany, near Heilbronn. Öhringen is on the railline to Schwäbisch Hall and Crailsheim. With a population of 24,374 (2019), the town is diverse. It is a quaint medieval place, and, among its ancient buildings, boasts a fine Evangelical Church in Germany, Evangelical church () containing carvings in cedar-wood from the 15th century and numerous interesting tombs and monuments; a Renaissance town hall; the building, now used as a library, which formerly belonged to a monastery, erected in 1034; and a palace, the former residence of the princes of Hohenlohe-Öhringen. ''Vicus Aurelii'' to the Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
