Karl, Prince of Leiningen
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| Born |
13 February 1898 Strassburg, German Empire |
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| Died | 2 August 1946 (aged 48) Saransk, Soviet Union |
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| Spouse | Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia | ||||
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Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen Prince Karl Kira, Princess Andrew of Yugoslavia Margarita, Princess of Hohenzollern Princess Mechtilde, Mrs. Karl Anton Bauscher Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Prince Peter |
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| House | Leiningen | ||||
| Father | Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen | ||||
| Mother | Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
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| Friedrich Karl Eduard Erwin Fürst zu Leiningen |
Karl, Prince of Leiningen (German: Friedrich Karl Eduard Erwin Fürst zu Leiningen; 13 February 1898 – 2 August 1946) was the son of Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen. He was the titular Prince of Leiningen from 1939 until his death.
Karl was born at Straßburg, German Empire (which later became Strasbourg in France) (some websites erroneously give Straßburg, Austria), the second child and first son of Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen (1866–1939), (son of Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen and Princess Marie Amelie of Baden) and his wife, Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1866–1932), (daughter of Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Leopoldine of Baden). Through his father he was descendant of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden.
Karl married on 25 November 1925 in Langenburg to Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia (1907–1951), eldest child of Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia and his wife, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his third cousin through descent from Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. (Karl is descended from the son of Victoria's first marriage and Maria's descent is from the daughter of Victoria's second marriage).
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