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Kraft, 9th 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.
Kraft, prince zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen was a Prussian army officer and military writer. The son of Adolf, Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, he joined the Prussian Guard Artillery in 1845. During the Seven Weeks’ War, Hohenlohe led the Guard Artillery with great success against the Austrian Corps.
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In 1965, Prince Kraft married Princess Charlotte Alexandra von Croÿ, an art historian, long-time representative for Germany at Christies and later board member of the Hohenloher Kunstverein. Princess Charlotte was instrumental in the reconstruction of the castle, which burnt down in 1963.
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Prince Karl Gustav Wilhelm of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1777–1866), who came from a younger branch, founded a Catholic, Bohemian branch at Rothenhaus Castle (today Červený Hrádek Castle in Jirkov, Czech Republic) during the 19th century.
The House of Hohenlohe ( pronounced [hoːənˈloːə]) is a German princely dynasty. It formerly ruled an immediate territory within the Holy Roman Empire, which was divided between several branches. In 1806, the area of Hohenlohe was 1,760 km² and its estimated population was 108,000. [1] .
On 24 May 1965, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philipp, who are on a state visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, visit Langenburg Castle during a private detour and are shown the reconstruction work by Prince Kraft.
Apr 12, 2021 · His eldest sister, Princess Margarita, wed Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg of Germany, a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, in 1931. The couple had five surviving children, Prince Kraft, Princess Beatrix, Prince Georg Andreas, Prince Rupprecht and Prince Albrecht.