Ernst Christian Carl IV (May 7, 1794 – April 12, 1860) was a brother-in-law

Brother-in-law

A brother-in-law is the brother of one's spouse, the husband of one's sibling, or the husband of one's spouse's sibling.-See also:*Affinity *Sister-in-law*Brothers in Law , a 1955 British comedy novel...

 of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

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....

. He was the son of Prince

Fürst

Fürst is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince.The term refers to the head of a principality and is distinguished from the son of a monarch, who is referred to as Prinz...

 Charles Louis

Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Prince Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the third Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg...

 of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a German county of northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Langenburg. Hohenlohe-Neuenstein was partitioned into it, Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen and Hohenlohe-Kirchberg in 1701...

 and Count

Count

A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...

ess Amalie Henriette zu Solms

Solms

Solms is a town west of Wetzlar in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany.In the constituent community of Burgsolms once stood the ancestral castle of the Counts and Princes of Solms, whose main lines were Solms-Braunfels, with their seat in Braunfels, and Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, with their seat in...

-Baruth

Baruth

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.

Marriage

He married Princess Feodora of Leiningen

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...

, the only daughter of Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen

Emich 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 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:...

, on 18 February 1828 in Kensington Palace

Kensington Palace

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, London. She was the elder half-sister of the future British queen.

He succeeded to the title of 4th Prince

Fürst

Fürst is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince.The term refers to the head of a principality and is distinguished from the son of a monarch, who is referred to as Prinz...

 zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg on April 4, 1825 and attained the rank of Major-General

Issue

Name	Birth	Death	Age	Notes
Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Leopold, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the eldest son of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was the 5th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.-Early life:...	25 October 1829	16 May 1907	77 years	Succeeded to the title on 12 April 1860 but abdicated his rights in favor of his younger brother on 21 April of the same year.
Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg	8 November 1830	27 February 1850	19 years
Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard VI, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the second son of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen...	31 August 1832	8 March 1913	80 years
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Admiral Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg GCB , also known as Count Gleichen, was an officer in the Royal Navy, and a sculptor.-Biography:...	11 December 1833	31 December 1891	58 years	Settled in Great Britain and made a morganatic marriage Morganatic marriage In the context of European royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage... .
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a niece of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She was the second daughter of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen, older half-sister of the British queen...	20 July 1835	25 January 1900	64 years	Married to Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Duke Frederick VIII , succeeded nominally as the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863 while Prussia actually took overlordship and real administrative power.-Life:... .
Princess Feodora Victoria Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langeburg Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Princess Feodora Victoria Adelaide of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a daughter of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen. By her marriage to Georg of Saxe-Meiningen, she would become Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen upon his succession in 1866.-Family:Feodora was the...	7 July 1839	10 February 1872	42 years	Married to George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen