Charles Albert II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (21 February 1742 – 14 June 1796) was the 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst from 1793 to 1796.

Early life

Born as a member of the

House of Hohenlohe 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 ...

, Charles Albert II was the only child of Charles Albert I, Prince of

Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst was a County, and later Principality in northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name Hohenlohe derives from the castle of Hohenloch near Uffenheim in Mittelfranken, which came into the possession of the ...

(1719–1793) and his first wife Princess Sophie Wilhelmine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1721–1749), a daughter of

Dominic Marquard, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort Dominic Marquard, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (7 November 1690 – 11 March 1735) was the second Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. He was the sixth son and ninth child of Maximilian Karl Albert, last Count and first Prince o ...

Personal life

On 19 May 1761, he married as his first wife his cousin Princess Leopodine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1739–1765), daughter of his mother's brother Charles Thomas, 3rd Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, by who he had two children: *Prince Franz of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, died at the age of two months *A Princess who was born and died on 2 June 1765 Princess Leopodine died a week later for the consequences of childbirth. On 15 August 1773 he married his second wife the Hungarian Baroness Judith Reviczky de Revisnye (1751–1836) by whom he had the following children: *Princess Maria Josepha of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1774–1824) married Count Maximilian Joseph von

Holnstein Holnstein is part of the community of Neukirchen bei Sulzbach-Rosenberg. It is located in Bavaria, Germany. History Most important sight is the castle of Holnstein (Schloss Holnstein), and the brewery that is located since 1502 inside the castle. ...

, a grandchild of

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by his mistress Maria Caroline Charlotte von Ingenheim and had issue * Charles Albert III, 4th Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1776–1843) successor to his father, married twice, first time to Princess Auguste von

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(1779–1803), second time to Princess Leopoldine zu Fürstenberg (1791–1844) and had issue from both marriages *Prince Joseph of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1777–1800) *Princess Maria Theresia of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1779–1819) married

Count Moritz von Fries Moritz Christian Johann Reichsgraf von Fries (6 May 1777 – 26 December 1826) was an Austrian nobleman, banker and patron of the arts. Early life He was born in Vienna as the youngest son of Count Johann von Fries (1719–1785), one of the ...

and had issue *Princess Franziska of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1780–1783) *Prince Albert of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1781–1805) *Princess Antoinette of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1783–1803) *Princess Friederike of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (born and died in June 1785) *Princess Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1786–1849) unmarried * Franz Joseph, 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1787–1841) founder of the branch of the Dukes of Ratibor and Princes of

Corvey The Princely Abbey of Corvey ( or ) is a former Benedictine abbey and ecclesiastical principality now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was one of the half-dozen self-ruling '' princely abbeys'' of the Holy Roman Empire from the Late Middl ...

, married Princess Konstanze of Hohenlohe-Langenburg *Princess Karoline of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1789–1799) *Princess Gabriele of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1791–1863) married

Baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than ...

Karl von Brinkmann (1789-1859) *

Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst Prince Alexander Leopold Franz Emmerich of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (17 August 1794 – 17 November 1849) was a German priest and reputed miracle-worker. Early life and education Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst wa ...

(1794–1849) a Roman Catholic priest

Ancestry

Sources

Karl Albrecht II, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg in Schillingsfürst
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