Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen
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Karl, Prince of Leiningen was the son of Emich, 5th Prince of Leiningen
. He was the titular Prince of Leiningen
from 1939 until his death.
(1866–1939), (son of Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen
and Princess Marie Amelie of Baden) and his wife, Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1866–1932), (daughter of Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Leopoldine of Baden). Through his father he was descendant of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
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to Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
(1907–1951), eldest child of Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia and his wife, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
They had seven children:
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in the Soviet Union
where he died in 1946 at Saransk
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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:...
. He was the titular Prince of Leiningen
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 1939 until his death.
Early life
Karl was born at , the second child and first son of Emich, 5th Prince of LeiningenEmich, 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:...
(1866–1939), (son of Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen
Ernst Leopold, 4th Prince of Leiningen
Ernst 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...
and Princess Marie Amelie of Baden) and his wife, Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1866–1932), (daughter of Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Leopoldine of Baden). Through his father he was descendant of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden also Gustav Adolph was King of Sweden from 1792 until his abdication in 1809. He was the son of Gustav III of Sweden and his queen consort Sophia Magdalena, eldest daughter of Frederick V of Denmark and his first wife Louise of Great Britain. He was the last Swedish...
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Marriage
Karl married on 25 November 1925 in LangenburgLangenburg
Langenburg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall...
to 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), eldest child of Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia and his wife, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
They had seven children:
- Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen (18 October 1926 – 30 October 1991), married in 1950 to Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg, had issue.
- Prince Karl of LeiningenPrince Karl of LeiningenKarl Vladimir Ernst Heinrich, Prince of Leiningen was the son of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen and Maria Kirillovna of Russia. Maria was the daughter of Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, a paternal granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Cyril...
(2 January 1928 – 28 September 1990), married in 1957 to Princess Marie Louise of BulgariaPrincess Marie Louise of BulgariaPrincess Maria Louise of Bulgaria is the daughter of Tsar Boris III and Tsaritsa Ioanna and the older sister of Simeon II of Bulgaria. Her baptism in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church caused controversy at the time.-Biography:...
, had issue. - Princess Kira of Leiningen (18 July 1930 – 24 September 2005), married in 1963 to Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia, had issue.
- Princess Margarita of LeiningenPrincess Margarita of LeiningenPrincess Margarita of Leiningen was a Princess of Leiningen and Princess consort of Hohenzollern...
(9 May 1932 – 16 June 1996); married in 1951 to Frederick William, Prince of HohenzollernFrederick William, Prince of HohenzollernFriedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern was the head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.-Biography:Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Schloss Umkirch...
, had issue. - Princess Mechtilde of Leiningen (b. 2 January 1936), married in 1961 to Karl Anton Bauscher, had issue.
- Prince Friedrich of Leiningen (18 June 1938 – 29 August 1998), married firstly in 1960 to Karin-Evelyne Göss, divorced in 1962, no issue; Married secondly in 1971 to Helga Eschenbacher, no issue.
- Prince Peter of Leiningen (23 December 1942 – 12 January 1943)
Prince of Leiningen
On the death of his father in 1939, Karl 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...
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Prisioner of War
He was a prisoner of warPrisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
where he died in 1946 at Saransk
Saransk
Saransk is a city in central European Russia and the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, as well as its financial and economic center. It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about east of Moscow...
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Titles and styles
- 13 February 1898 – 5 April 1904: His Serene Highness Prince Karl of Leiningen
- 5 April 1904 – 18 July 1939: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Leiningen
- 18 July 1939 – 2 August 1946: His Serene Highness The Prince of Leiningen