Philipp, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Philipp Gottfried Alexander; born 20 January 1970), is the head of the

House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Hohenlohe-Langenburg () was a German county and later principality in the Holy Roman Empire. It was located around Langenburg in what is now northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Starting in medieval times and continuing until 1806, this sma ...

, since the death of his father in 2004.

Early life and ancestry

He was born in

Crailsheim Crailsheim () is a town in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. Incorporated in 1338, it lies east of Schwäbisch Hall and southwest of Ansbach in the Schwäbisch Hall (district), Schwäbisch Hall district. The city's mai ...

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

, the middle child and only son of Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1935–2004) and his first wife, Princess Charlotte of Croÿ (b. 1938). Paternally, he is a grandson of

Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (; 18 April 1905 – 24 April 1981) was a List of princesses of Greece, Greek and List of princesses of Denmark, Danish princess by birth and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by marriage. An elder sister ...

, and a grandnephew of

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from h ...

, whose

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he attended.

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is one of his godmothers. Queen Elizabeth II regularly invited him to

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and the winter hunt at

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. With his wife Saskia and sister Xenia, he attended the

state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, died on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, at the age of 96. Elizabeth's reign of 70 years and 214 days was the List of monarchs in Britain by length of ...

at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 September, 2022. Maternally, he is the grandson of Prince Alexander of Croy (1912–2002) and his Scottish wife, Anna Elspeth Campbell (1917–1986), granddaughter of Archibald Campbell, 6th of

Glendaruel Glendaruel (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Gleann Dà Ruadhail'') is a glen in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The main settlement in Glendaruel is the Clachan of Glendaruel. Features The present Kilmodan Church was built in the Clachan of Glendaruel ...

. His decision to set up 24 large wind turbines in his forest is controversial. He sought public support from (then)

Charles, Prince of Wales Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, a ...

, the current King Charles III, and from former vice chancellor and foreign minister

Joschka Fischer Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischer (born 12 April 1948) is a German former politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens party. He served as the foreign minister and as the vice chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 200 ...

of the

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, who both attended a conference at Langenburg Castle in 2013. Together with Fischer he founded the ''Langenburg Forum for Sustainability'' which cooperates with Charles' ''International Sustainability Unit'' Langenburg castle is partially open to the public, including the state rooms and an oldtimer museum.

Marriage and issue

He married Saskia Binder (b. 15 January 1973 in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

), daughter of former

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Munich director Hans Peter Binder, on 6 September 2003 in a

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at Langenburg. They married in a religious ceremony on 13 September 2003 in

Diessen am Ammersee Diessen is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek. History The village was first mentioned in 380 as Deusone, and relates to the Dieze River. The etymology is unclear. Di ...

. The couple have two sons and a daughter.

References

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