Princess Victoria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 20th Duchess of Medinaceli, GE (born 17 March 1997) is a Spanish noblewoman. Holding 43 officially recognised titles in the

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, she is the most titled aristocrat in the world, as well as 10 times a

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. Patrilineally a member of the House of Hohenlohe, she is the elder child of

Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Prince Marco de Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 19th Duke of Medinaceli, GE (; ; 8 March 1962 – 19 August 2016), was a Spanish nobleman who was head of the ducal house of Medinaceli and a dynast of the princely house of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Life and ...

, 19th

Duke of Medinaceli Duke of Medinaceli () is an hereditary title in the peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. The Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, created the title and awarded it on 31 October 1479 to Luis ...

. Her younger brother, Prince Alexander Gonzalo of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is the 14th Duke of Ciudad Real, 13th Marquess of Navahermosa, and a dynast of the Princely House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Biography

She was born in

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on 17 March 1997 as the first child of Sandra Schmidt-Polex, a German, and

, a German-Spanish aristocrat. Victoria is trilingual and was raised in

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, Germany, prior to moving to

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to study

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at IE University. Her paternal grandmother was Ana Luisa de Medina, Marchioness of Navahermosa, Countess of Ofalia, who died in 2012. Victoria inherited her grandmother's countship in 2016, while her brother inherited the other title. Upon the death in 2016 of her father (head of the Medinaceli family since 2014), she became the heir to about 40 titles of nobility related to the House of Medinaceli. From 2017, she has been confirmed by the Spanish Ministry of Justice as the holder of 5 dukedoms, 16

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ates, 17 countships (with one '' adelantazgo'') and 4 viscountcies. With 43 titles, she is the most titled aristocrat in Spain and the world. She holds 10

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ships.

Marriage and issue

She got engaged in May 2023 to her boyfriend Maxime Corneille Iribarren, an Argentinian who is of French and Spanish descent amongst others. Their wedding took place on 14 October 2023 at the Church of San Miguel (Jerez de la Frontera).

Titles and arms

43 Titles

Dukedoms

* 21st Duchess of Medinaceli, with Grandeeship * 17th Duchess of Alcalá de los Gazules, with Grandeeship * 15th Duchess of Camiña, with Grandeeship * 5th Duchess of Denia, with Grandeeship * 5th Duchess of Tarifa, with Grandeeship

Marquessates

* 15th Marchioness of Aytona, with Grandeeship * 18th Marchioness of Camarasa, with Grandeeship * 12th Marchioness of la Torrecilla, with Grandeeship * 18th Marchioness of Priego, with Grandeeship * 15th Marchioness of Cilleruelo * 10th Marchioness of San Miguel das Penas y la Mota * 15th Marchioness of Alcalá de la Alameda * 17th Marchioness of Comares * 20th Marchioness of Denia * 18th Marchioness of las Navas * 15th Marchioness of Malagón * 16th Marchioness of Montalbán * 20th Marchioness of Tarifa * 16th Marchioness of Villafranca * 13th Marchioness of Vila Real

Countships

* 19th Countess of Santa Gadea, with Grandeeship * 11th Countess of Ofalia * 5th Countess of San Martín de Hoyos * 20th Countess of Alcoutim * 16th Countess of Amarante * 13th Countess of Castrogeriz * 23rd Countess of Ossona * 26th Countess of Prades * 20th Countess del Risco * 14th Countess of Aramayona * 25th Countess of Buendía * 20th Countess of Castellar * 21st Countess of Cocentaina * 20th Countess of Medellín * 21st Countess of los Molares, and '' Adelantada mayor'' of

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* 14th Countess of Moriana del Río * 18th Countess of Valenza y Valladares * 15th Countess of Villalonso

Viscountcies

* 47th Viscountess of Bas * 45th Viscountess of Cabrera * 13th Viscountess of Linares * 43rd Viscountess of Villamur

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Victoria von Living people 1997 births Dukes of Medinaceli German people of Spanish descent Spanish people of German descent Grandees of Spain Victoria Victoria Marquesses of Aitona Victoria Viscounts of Bas