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Christian Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg Birth 28 Jul 1925 Death 11 Nov 1980 (aged 55)
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Kraft was born at Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, the first child of Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1897–1960) (son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and his wife, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark (1905–1981) (daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice ...
Kraft married on 5 June 1965 in Langenburg to Princess Charlotte of Croÿ (b. 31 December 1938), eldest daughter of Prince Alexander of Croÿ and his wife, Anne Elspeth Campbell. They divorced on 26 May 1990 at Crailsheim. They had three children: 1. Princess Cécile Marita Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b. 16 December 1967) 2. Philipp Gottfried Al...
On the death of his father in 1960, Kraft became the titular Prince (Fürst)of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. After Langenburg Castle was heavily damaged by fire in 1963, Prince Kraft was forced to sell Weikersheim Castleto the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1967, to be able to restore Langenburg. Upon Kraft's death in 2004, aged 68, the title was inherited b...
25 June 1935 – 11 May 1960: His Serene HighnessPrince Kraft of Hohenlohe-Langenburg11 May 1960 – 16 March 2004: His Serene HighnessThe Prince of Hohenlohe-LangenburgQueen Victoria's Descendants, New York, 1987, Eilers, Marlene A., Reference: 197The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: I 185Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 2004 167People also ask
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Gottfried, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg ( German: Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 24 March 1897 – 11 May 1960) was the only surviving son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg . At the death of his father in 1950, Gottfried inherited the title of Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg. * 25.06.1935 in Schwäbisch Hall. † 16.03.2004 in Schwäbisch Hall. Kraft Alexander Ernst Ludwig Georg Emich zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg trained as a forester and banker and took over the family estate at the age of 25 after the sudden death of his father. After the castle fire, he managed the reconstruction from 1963 to ...
Article History. Table of Contents. Born: Jan. 2, 1827, Koschentin, Prussian Upper Silesia. Died: Jan. 16, 1892, Dresden, Ger. (aged 65) Role In: Battle of Königgrätz. Franco-German War.
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He was the son of Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1797–1873), and a grandson of Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1746–1818), who commanded the Prussians at Jena. Educated with great rigour, owing to the impoverishment of the family estates during the Napoleonic Wars, Kraft was sent into the Prussian Army.
Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German: Kraft Alexander Ernst Ludwig Georg Emich Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 25 June 1935 – 16 March 2004) was the eldest son of Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was the titular Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg from 1960 until his death.
