Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen
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Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Emich, Prince of Leiningen (12 September 1804 – 13 November 1856) was a German nobleman
and the elder half-brother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
and his second wife, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(an elder son by Emich Carl's first wife had died in 1800). Emich Carl died on 4 July 1814 and Carl succeeded him as third Prince of Leiningen
. In 1818, his mother was remarried to Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
, the fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom
, and in 1819 Carl and his sister Feodora
were taken to Britain, where his half-sister Princess Victoria of Kent was born on 24 May. Carl later pursued a career in the Bavarian army
.
Leiningen briefly played an important role in German politics as the first Minister-President or Prime Minister of the government formed by the Frankfurt Parliament
in 1848.
The Prince of Leiningen was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1837. In 1855, shortly after his niece Victoria, Princess Royal
became engaged to Prince Frederick of Prussia
, he suffered from a severe apoplectic
attack. A second attack in November the following year proved fatal, and he died at Amorbach
at the age of fifty-two, with his sister the Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
at his bedside.
German nobility
The German nobility was the elite hereditary ruling class or aristocratic class from ca. 500 B.C. to the Holy Roman Empire and what is now Germany.-Principles of German nobility:...
and the elder half-brother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Biography
He was the only son of Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of LeiningenEmich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen
Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen was a German nobleman.He was born at Dürckheim, the fourth child and only son of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg by his wife Countess Christiane Wilhelmine Luise of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim...
and his second wife, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was the mother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.-Early life:...
(an elder son by Emich Carl's first wife had died in 1800). Emich Carl died on 4 July 1814 and Carl succeeded him as third Prince of Leiningen
Leiningen
Leiningen is the name of an old German family whose lands lay principally in Alsace, Lorraine and the Palatinate. The first count of Leiningen about whom anything certain is known was a certain Emich II , whose family became extinct in the male line when Count Frederick, a Minnesinger, died about...
. In 1818, his mother was remarried to Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
The Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria...
, the fourth son of King George III of the United Kingdom
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
, and in 1819 Carl and his sister Feodora
Princess Feodora of Leiningen
Princess Feodora of Leiningen was the only daughter of Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld . Feodora and her older brother Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen were maternal half-siblings of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom...
were taken to Britain, where his half-sister Princess Victoria of Kent was born on 24 May. Carl later pursued a career in the Bavarian army
Bavarian army
The Bavarian Army was the army of the Electorate and then Kingdom of Bavaria. It existed from 1682 as the standing army of Bavaria until the merger of the military sovereignty of Bavaria into that of the German State in 1919...
.
Leiningen briefly played an important role in German politics as the first Minister-President or Prime Minister of the government formed by the Frankfurt Parliament
Frankfurt Parliament
The Frankfurt Assembly was the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany. Session was held from May 18, 1848 to May 31, 1849 in the Paulskirche at Frankfurt am Main...
in 1848.
Marriage and issue
On 13 February 1829, he was married to Countess Maria Klebelsberg (27 March 1806–28 October 1880, daughter of Count Maximilian Klebelsberg and his wife Maria Anna von Turba. They had two sons:- Ernst Leopold Victor Carl August Joseph EmichErnst Leopold, 4th Prince of LeiningenErnst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen was a German nobleman.-Biography:He was the elder son of Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen and Countess Maria Klebelsberg. His father was the maternal half-brother of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Ernst Leopold joined the Royal Navy in 1849...
, born on 9 November 1830, who succeeded as fourth Prince, and - Eduard Friedrich Maximilian Johann, born on 5 January 1833 and died 9 April 1914.
The Prince of Leiningen was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1837. In 1855, shortly after his niece Victoria, Princess Royal
Victoria, Princess Royal
The Princess Victoria, Princess Royal was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. She was created Princess Royal of the United Kingdom in 1841. She became German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III...
became engaged to Prince Frederick of Prussia
Frederick III, German Emperor
Frederick III was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl known informally as Fritz, was the only son of Emperor William I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service...
, he suffered from a severe apoplectic
Apoplexy
Apoplexy is a medical term, which can be used to describe 'bleeding' in a stroke . Without further specification, it is rather outdated in use. Today it is used only for specific conditions, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy. In common speech, it is used non-medically to mean a state...
attack. A second attack in November the following year proved fatal, and he died at Amorbach
Amorbach
Amorbach is a town in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, with some 4,100 inhabitants .- Location :...
at the age of fifty-two, with his sister the Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Feodora of Leiningen
Princess Feodora of Leiningen was the only daughter of Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld . Feodora and her older brother Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen were maternal half-siblings of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom...
at his bedside.