Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg
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| Prince of Erbach-Schönberg | |||||
| Born |
12 September 1872 Schönberg, Grand Duchy of Hesse |
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| Died | 18 October 1944 (aged 72) Bensheim, Nazi Germany |
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| Spouse | Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Issue | Princess Imma of Erbach-Schönberg George Louis, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg Prince William of Erbach-Schönberg Princess Helena of Erbach-Schönberg |
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| House | Erbach-Schönberg | ||||
| Father | Gustav, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Battenberg | ||||
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| Alexander Louis Alfred Eberhard |
Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (German: Alexander Ludwig Alfred Eberhard, Fürst & Graf zu Erbach-Schönberg; 12 September 1872 –18 October 1944) was the 2nd Prince of Erbach-Schönberg, eldest son of Gustav, 1st Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.
Alexander was the eldest child of Gustav, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (August 17, 1840 – January 29, 1908), and his wife, Princess Marie of Battenberg (1852–1923), daughter of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine and his morganatic wife Countess Julia Hauke. As a result of a morganatic marriage, his mother and her siblings were excluded from the succession of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, and bore the title Princes of Battenberg.
He was a first cousin of:
Alexander married on 3 May 1900 in Arolsen, Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1873–1961), seventh child and youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Helena of Nassau.
They had four children. four grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren:
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