Richard | |
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4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | |
Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | |
Reign | 1904 – 1918 |
Predecessor | Albrecht, 3rd Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg |
Successor | Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg |
Born |
Berleburg |
27 May 1882
Died | 25 April 1925 Hanau |
(aged 42)
Spouse | Princess Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
Issue |
Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Christian Heinrich, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Prince Ludwig Ferdinand |
Father | Albrecht, 3rd Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg |
Mother | Baroness Marie von Gemmingen-Hornberg |
Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (German: Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg) was Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg from 1904 to 1918.
Prince Richard was born on 27 May 1882 at Berleburg, Germany.
On 21 November 1902, at Langenzell, he married Princess Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, daughter of Prince Alfred of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and Countess Pauline von Reichenbach-Lessonitz.
His title was de-recognized by the Weimar and other German Republics after abolition of the German Empire in 1918 but lawfully retained henceforth as a surname.
He died as the result of a traffic accident in Hanau on 25 April 1925 at age 42.