Ernst, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Ernst Christian Carl IV (May 7, 1794 - April 12, 1860) was the son of Carl Ludwig III Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Amalie Henriette Charlotte Gräfin zu Solms-Baruth.^[1] He married Anna Feodorovna Auguste Charlotte Wilhelmine Prinzessin zu Leiningen, the only daughter of Emich Carl II Fürst zu Leiningen and Marie Luise Victoire Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld, on 18 February 1828 in Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, England.^[2]

He succeeded to the title of 4th Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg on April 4, 1825 and gained the rank of Major-General^[3]^[4].

They had six children^[5]:

Name	Birth	Death	Age	Notes
Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Leopold, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg	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	31 August 1832	8 March 1913	80 years
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg	11 December 1833	31 December 1891	58 years	Settled in Great Britain and made a morganatic marriage.
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg	20 July 1835	25 January 1900	64 years	Married to Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
Princess Feodora Victoria Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langeburg	7 July 1839	10 February 1872	42 years	Married to George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

[edit] References

^ Eilers, Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Co., 148.
^ Eilers, Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Co., 148.
^ McNaughton, C. Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy in 3 volumes (Volume 1). Genealogical Publishing Co., 261.
^ Eilers, Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Co., 148.
^ Eilers, Marlene (1987). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Co., 148.