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- Gottfried, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German: Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 24 March 1897 – 11 May 1960) was the only surviving son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
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Gottfried, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German: Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 24 March 1897 – 11 May 1960) was the only surviving son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Prince Karl Gustav Wilhelm of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1777–1866), who came from a younger branch, founded a Catholic, Bohemian branch at Rothenhaus Castle (today Červený Hrádek Castle in Jirkov, Czech Republic) during the 19th century.
Gottfried, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German: Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 24 March 1897 – 11 May 1960) was the only surviving son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
- Early Life
- Marriage and Issue
- Later Years and Death
- Archives
Gottfried was born at Langenburg, Kingdom of Württemberg, the first child of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1863–1950, son of Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Leopoldine of Baden) and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh (1878–1942, daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand *ss Maria Alexandrovn...
Gottfried was briefly engaged during 1927–28 to Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, the widow of Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt. That engagement was however repudiated. On 3 December 1930, Gottfried became engaged to Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark. Margarita was the daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and his wife, Princess Alice of Batt...
After World War II, he was appointed as district administrator (Landrat) of Crailsheim. Gottfried became an advocate for West German business interests, which included securing land leases in Liberia. On 11 May 1960, Gottfried died at Langenburg Castle after a long illness. He is buried on the castle grounds.
Prince Gottfried's personal papers (including family correspondence and photographs) are preserved in the Hohenlohe-Langenburg family archive (Nachl* Fürst Gottfried, HZAN La 145), which is in the Hohenlohe Central Archive (Hohenlohe-Zentralarchiv Neuenstein) in Neuenstein Castle in the town of Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Gottfried, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (‹See Tfd›German: Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 24 March 1897 – 11 May 1960) was the only surviving son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Jul 21, 2020 · 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. In 1931 he married Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, eldest daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, and sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
Since the 13th century, Schloss Langenburg has been owned by the Hohenlohe princely family and is still the residence of the Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The castle was extended from 1235 onwards, and the two round towers date from this period.
