Hubertus von Hohenlohe
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His Serene Highness
Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 2 February 1959 in Mexico City
) is a Mexican
Alpine skier
, photographer, businessman, and a pop singer known as Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster. He is descended from the reigning dynasty of a former principality in what is now Germany
.
, Hubertus was born in Mexico
when his father worked at a Volkswagen
factory. His grandmother is half Mexican
, according to a story in Time
magazine. He lived in Mexico the first four years of his life and then moved to Spain. He later studied in Austria and his main residence was in Vienna
, where he works as a photographer and artist. He only spends a few weeks in Mexico a year, in Cabo San Lucas
, but he has Mexican nationality which makes him eligible to compete for Mexico. He is fluent in several languages and grew up in Europe
, mainly Austria
, of which he is also a citizen. Hohenlohe has a brother named Christoph. He currently resides in Liechtenstein
.
in Sarajevo
. After the 1984 Winter Olympics, Hohenlohe managed to participate in three more Olympic Games. He qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics
in Turin
, Italy
, but the Mexican Olympic Committee decided not to send a one-man team to the Winter Games that year.
Hohenlohe has stated that the only reason why he continues to participate is because it seems that the "exotic skiers" (those from countries without a tradition in winter sports) are disappearing, and that he wants to keep that tradition alive. Since 1982, he has participated in 13 World Championships and set a World Record. Hohenlohe was expected to retire following the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Championships, after breaking his leg during a World Cup slalom race on January 28, 2007, eliminating him from the competition in Åre
.
He came back to competition in 2009 and competed in his 12th World Championship, the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championships.
Hubertus was the sole athlete in the Mexican team
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
. He participated in two alpine skiing disciplines, the Men's Giant Slalom
(78th) and the Men's Slalom (46th). At 51, he was the oldest athlete at the games.
As a photographer his work is driven by „tension between totally created surreal images blending with historically grown city landscapes lost places and doomed realities. its for me a bit the language of images of 21 century life ; and i want to be part of it - am part of it - and by shooting the photos have a digital prove of it.”
In Pop City Trash – his exhibition in Budapest, Hungary (2011) – unites the urban spots, pop culture and mass products. He is mixing – on he's archival pigment inkjet prints, mounted on dibond – former „Urban Jungles” and Elegantly Wasted” photo lines. ref Hubertus von Hohenlohe: Urban Jungles 2008, teNeues Verlag Gmbh ISBN: 978-3-8327-9250-3
He position himself to be a modern renaissance prince, who try to capture the magic.
Marbella (2003)
Bratislava (2004)
Pisa (2004)
Bologna (2004)
Hamburg (2005)
Vienna (2005)
Paris (2006)
Hamburg (2006)
Athens (2007)
Budapest (2011)
Serene Highness
His/Her Serene Highness is a style used today by the reigning families of Liechtenstein and Monaco. It also preceded the princely titles of members of some German ruling and mediatised dynasties as well as some non-ruling but princely German noble families until 1918...
Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 2 February 1959 in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
) is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
, photographer, businessman, and a pop singer known as Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster. He is descended from the reigning dynasty of a former principality in what is now Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Biography
A son of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Ira of FürstenbergIra von Fürstenberg
Princess Virginia of Fürstenberg is a European socialite, actress, jewelry designer, and a former public relations manager for the fashion designer Valentino Garavani.-Background:...
, Hubertus was born in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
when his father worked at a Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
factory. His grandmother is half Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
, according to a story in Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine. He lived in Mexico the first four years of his life and then moved to Spain. He later studied in Austria and his main residence was in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, where he works as a photographer and artist. He only spends a few weeks in Mexico a year, in Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas , commonly called Cabo, is a city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the municipality of Los Cabos in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,463 people...
, but he has Mexican nationality which makes him eligible to compete for Mexico. He is fluent in several languages and grew up in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, mainly Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, of which he is also a citizen. Hohenlohe has a brother named Christoph. He currently resides in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
.
Sports career
Hohenlohe founded the Mexican Ski Federation in 1981 and first skied for Mexico at a Winter Olympics at the 1984 games1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. After the 1984 Winter Olympics, Hohenlohe managed to participate in three more Olympic Games. He qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, but the Mexican Olympic Committee decided not to send a one-man team to the Winter Games that year.
Hohenlohe has stated that the only reason why he continues to participate is because it seems that the "exotic skiers" (those from countries without a tradition in winter sports) are disappearing, and that he wants to keep that tradition alive. Since 1982, he has participated in 13 World Championships and set a World Record. Hohenlohe was expected to retire following the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Championships, after breaking his leg during a World Cup slalom race on January 28, 2007, eliminating him from the competition in Åre
Åre
Åre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,260 inhabitants in 2005. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the downhill...
.
He came back to competition in 2009 and competed in his 12th World Championship, the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championships.
Hubertus was the sole athlete in the Mexican team
Mexico at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Mexico participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, after not having any competitors in the 2006 competition. Mexico first competed in the Winter Olympics in 1928, but then not again until 1984. No Mexican athlete has yet won a medal in the Winter Olympics.- ...
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
. He participated in two alpine skiing disciplines, the Men's Giant Slalom
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom
The men's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. Originally scheduled for February 21st, it was rescheduled to February 23rd, due to delays of preceding alpine events....
(78th) and the Men's Slalom (46th). At 51, he was the oldest athlete at the games.
Photographer
Being the singer of the Andy Himalaya and the Royal Disaster – made photos for the cover of the CD „Spigelbilder”, when Austrian Irene Dapunt recognised his talent.As a photographer his work is driven by „tension between totally created surreal images blending with historically grown city landscapes lost places and doomed realities. its for me a bit the language of images of 21 century life ; and i want to be part of it - am part of it - and by shooting the photos have a digital prove of it.”
In Pop City Trash – his exhibition in Budapest, Hungary (2011) – unites the urban spots, pop culture and mass products. He is mixing – on he's archival pigment inkjet prints, mounted on dibond – former „Urban Jungles” and Elegantly Wasted” photo lines. ref Hubertus von Hohenlohe: Urban Jungles 2008, teNeues Verlag Gmbh ISBN: 978-3-8327-9250-3
He position himself to be a modern renaissance prince, who try to capture the magic.
Exhibitions
Barcelona (2002)Marbella (2003)
Bratislava (2004)
Pisa (2004)
Bologna (2004)
Hamburg (2005)
Vienna (2005)
Paris (2006)
Hamburg (2006)
Athens (2007)
Budapest (2011)