Charles Joseph, 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg (12 December 1766 – 6 July 1838) was a

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prince.

Early life

Hohenlohe was born at

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on 12 December 1766. He was the second son of Louis Charles, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein (1731–1799), and Countess ''Polyxena'' Benedikta Josepha Philippine Antonia von

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(1738–1798). Among his siblings was elder brother, Louis Aloysius, who succeeded their father as the 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein in 1803. His paternal grandparents were Charles Philip, Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, and Sophie Friederike of

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. His maternal grandparents were Count Christian Otto von Limburg-Stirum and Caroline von

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Career

Luftbilder vom Schloss Haltenbergstetten in Niederstetten

In 1798, following his father's death, the territory of

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was partitioned out of the Principality of

, which was then ruled by his elder brother, Louis Aloysius. His territory was elevated as a separate principality at the same time, and, in 1803, he acquired Haltenbergstetten Castle in

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as its seat. His reign, however, was short-lived, as upon the dissolution of the

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in 1806, the

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of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg, as well as

, were both mediatised to the

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Personal life

On 5 July 1796, Prince Hohenlohe was married to Duchess ''Henriette'' Charlotte Friederike of Württemberg (1767–1817), the youngest of three daughters of

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(the reigning

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from 1793 until his death in 1795) and Countess Sophie Albertine von Beichlingen. Before her death on 23 May 1817, they were the parents of: * Princess Maria Frederike of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagtsberg (1798–1848), who died unmarried. * Ludwig, 5th Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (1802–1850), who married Princess Henriette of Auersperg, a daughter of Prince Carl of Auersperg (a son of Prince Wilhelm I of Auersperg) and Baroness Auguste von Lenthe. * Princess Sophie of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagtsberg (1803–1820), who died young. * Princess Franziska of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagtsberg (1807–1873), who married Anton, 2nd Prince Fugger von Babenhausen, son of Prince Anselm Maria Fugger von Babenhausen and Maria Antonia von Waldburg zu Zeil-Wurzach. * Princess Charlotte of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagtsberg (1808–1873), who married Konstantin, 2nd Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim, a son of Franz, 1st Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Princess Franziska Luise of

. After Duchess Henriette died at Haltenbergstetten in 1817, he married Countess Maria ''Walpurgis'' Katharina von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach (1794–1823), a daughter of Hereditary Count Leopold von Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach and Countess Maria Walburga Franziska Josepha Crescentia Aloysia Raphaela von Kirchberg und Weißenhorn, on 9 July 1820. Before her death in 1823, they were the parents of: * Princess Leopoldine of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagtsberg (1821–1862), who died unmarried. * Princess Sophie of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagtsberg (1823–1823), who died young. Prince Hohenlohe died at Haltenbergstetten Castle in

on 6 July 1838 and was succeeded as the

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Prince of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg by his son Ludwig. When his nephew, Charles August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein, died in 1844 without male issue, the two former principalities were reunited into one under his son Ludwig. They remained united until 1908 when the title was revived for his great-great-grandson, Albrecht, who was created the Prince of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg. The 1st Prince of Hohenlohe-Jagstberg's widow, Princess Maria, died on 18 July 1841 at Wurzach in

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Descendants

Through his son Prince Ludwig, he was a grandfather of Karl, 6th Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein (1837–1877), who married Countess Rosa

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; and Prince Albert of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagtsberg (1844–1898). Through his daughter Princess Franziska, he was a grandfather of Leopold, 3rd Prince Fugger von Babenhausen;

Karl, 4th Prince Fugger von Babenhausen Karl Ludwig Maria Joseph Anselm Andreas Fürst Fugger von Babenhausen (4 February 1829 – 12 May 1906) was a German nobleman of the Fugger family. He was styled Count until the death of his brother in 1885, when he became the titular ruler, titula ...

(the father of

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and Countess Marie Fugger von Babenhausen, who married Count Christoph von Wydenbruck); and Count Frederick Fugger von Babenhausen. Through his daughter Princess Charlotte, he was a grandfather of Leopold Karl Alois Longin Maria, 4th Prince of Salm-Reiifferscheidt-Dyck (1833–1893) of Schloss Dyck, and Countess Leopoldine of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim (1805–1878), who married Hugo, 2nd Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz.

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