Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen
| Andreas | |
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| Prince of Leiningen | |
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| Born |
27 November 1955 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
| Spouse | Princess Alexandra of Hanover (m. 1981) |
| Issue | Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Leiningen Princess Olga Prince Hermann |
| House | Leiningen |
| Father | Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen |
| Mother | Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg |
Andreas, Prince of Leiningen (Andreas Fürst zu Leiningen; born 27 November 1955) is the current head of the Princely House of Leiningen. He is the son of Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen, and Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg. His older brother Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen lost his rights to succeed as head of the house as a result of his unequal second marriage.
His paternal grandmother, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, was the eldest daughter of Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia (first claimant to the throne of Russia and a grandson of Alexander II of Russia) and Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh (granddaughter of Alexander II of Russia). Because of this, he is in the line of succession to the former Russian throne.
His great-great-great grandfather, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Emich, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, was the elder half-brother of Queen Victoria. Through his father, he is also a direct descendant (specifically a great-great-great-grandson) of Queen Victoria, through her granddaughter, Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh, whose second husband was Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich. Because of this, he is in the line of succession to the British Throne.
He married Princess Alexandra of Hanover on 5 October 1981. They have three children:
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