Emich, 7th Prince of Leiningen
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Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen was the son of Karl, Prince of Leiningen. He was the titular Prince of Leiningen
from 1946 until his death.
, Weimar Republic
, the first child of Karl, Prince of Leiningen (1898–1946), (son of Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen
and Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg) and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
(1907–1951), (daughter of Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). Through his mother he was descendant of Queen Victoria
and Tsar Alexander II
. Through his father he was a descendant of the Vasa kings of Sweden and of both of Queen Victoria's half-siblings, Carl, Prince of Leiningen and The Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
. As a result, Emich was the first descendant of all three of Victoria, Duchess of Kent's children.
to Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg (b. 2 February 1928), fourth child and second daughter of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
and his wife, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
.
They had four children:
.
Prince of Leiningen
The title of Prince of Leiningen was created by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, who elevated Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg to the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire on 3 July 1779...
from 1946 until his death.
Early life
Emich was born at CoburgCoburg
Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920...
, Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
, the first child of Karl, Prince of Leiningen (1898–1946), (son of Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen
Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen
Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen was the son of Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen. He was the titular Prince of Leiningen from 1904 until his death.-Early life:...
and Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg) and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna. She was born in Coburg when her parents were in exile because their marriage had not been approved by Tsar Nicholas II...
(1907–1951), (daughter of Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia and Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). Through his mother he was descendant of Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
and Tsar Alexander II
Alexander II of Russia
Alexander II , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881...
. Through his father he was a descendant of the Vasa kings of Sweden and of both of Queen Victoria's half-siblings, Carl, Prince of Leiningen and 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...
. As a result, Emich was the first descendant of all three of Victoria, Duchess of Kent's children.
Marriage
Emich married on 10 Aug 1950 in RastedeRastede
Rastede is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km north of Oldenburg. It is the site of the Schloss Rastede.-References:...
to Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg (b. 2 February 1928), fourth child and second daughter of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg was the eldest son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, last ruling Grand Duke of Oldenburg...
and his wife, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948)
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and wife of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg.-Early life:...
.
They had four children:
- Princess Melita of Leiningen (b. 19 June 1951), married in 1978 to Horst Legrum, no issue.
- Prince Karl Emich of LeiningenPrince Karl Emich of LeiningenPrince Karl Emich of Leiningen , was born on June 12, 1952. He is the eldest son of Emich, 7th Prince of Leiningen and his wife Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg, and is an elder brother of Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen.-Marriages and children:He married Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Oehringen on...
(b. 12 June 1952), married firstly in 1984 to Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Oehringen, had issue, Princess Margarita died in 1989 in a car accident; Married secondly in 1991 to Gabriele Renate Thyssen, had issue, divorced in 1998; Married thirdly in 2007 to Countess Isabelle von und zu Egloffstein, had issue. - Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen (b. 27 November 1955), married in 5 October 1981 to Princess Alexandra of HanoverAlexandra, Princess of LeiningenPrincess Alexandra of Hanover , Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of Leiningen is the wife of Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen....
, had issue. - Princess Stephanie of Leiningen (b. 1 October 1958), unmarried and without issue.
Prince of Leiningen
On the death of his father in 1946, Emich became the titular pretender Prince of LeiningenPrince of Leiningen
The title of Prince of Leiningen was created by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, who elevated Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg to the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire on 3 July 1779...
.