Ernst Christian Carl, 4th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (7 May 1794 – 12 April 1860) was the son of

Prince 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 ...

Carl Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and

Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth Karl Ludwig, 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (10 September 1762 in Langenburg – 4 April 1825 in Langenburg) was the third Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was the first child of Prince Christian Albert of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wi ...

Biography

Marriage

He married

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, Prince of Leiningen and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, future Duchess of Kent. Fe ...

, the only daughter of Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, and

Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Marie Louise Victoire; 17 August 1786 – 16 March 1861), later Princess of Leiningen and subsequently Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, was a German princess and the mother of Queen Victoria of the ...

on 18 February 1828 at

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in London. She was the elder half-sister of the future British queen. He succeeded to the title of 4th

zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 4 April 1825, and attained the rank of Major-General.

Issue

Orders and decorations

* : ** Knight of the Military Merit Order, ''3 July 1815'' ** Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, ''1830'' ** Grand Cross of the

Friedrich Order The Friedrich Order ( 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, King Friedrich I. In 1918, ...

, ''1839'' * : Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable

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(civil division), ''22 January 1848''

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ernst 01 Of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Prince 1794 births 1860 deaths Princes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg People from Langenburg Members of the Württembergian Chamber of Lords Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath