Hermann zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born August 31, 1832 in Langenburg ; † March 9, 1913 there ) was the 6th Prince of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg .
Life
Hermann was the second son of Prince Ernst I zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Feodora zu Leiningen , the half-sister of Queen Victoria . After studying law in Berlin, he embarked on a military career. In 1860 he took over as a result of the morganatic marriage of his elder brother Charles the caste domination . On March 4, 1861, he entered the Württemberg Chamber of Notaries , to which he belonged until his death. At the Franco-German War Prince took Hermann actively and belonged from 1871 to 1881 as a member of the Nazi Party the Reichstag on. He won his Reichstag mandate in the constituency of Württemberg 12 ( Gerabronn , Crailsheim , Mergentheim , Künzelsau ). He was a staunch supporter of the Bismarck Empire. In 1881 he suffered a defeat in the election to the Reichstag and concentrated his interest on colonial policy. He was one of the initiators of the foundation of the German Colonial Association and took on various functions for it. From 1877 to 1895 Prince Hermann was also vice-president of the first chamber of the Württemberg states. He was also one of the supporters of the Evangelical Diakoniewerk Schwäbisch Hall , founded in 1886 , of which he chaired the board of directors for eight years before he succeeded Clovis zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst as governor of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine from 1894 to 1907 .
Marriage and offspring
On September 24, 1862, Prince Hermann married Princess Leopoldine of Baden (1837–1903) in Karlsruhe . The marriage had the following three children:
- Ernst (1863–1950), Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg ⚭ 1896 Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1878–1942)
- Elise (1864–1929) ⚭ 1884 Prince Heinrich XXVII. Reuss younger line (1858–1928)
- Feodora (1866–1932) ⚭ 1894 Prince Emich zu Leiningen (1866–1939)
Awards
In 1862 Hohenlohe-Langenburg was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Löwen and in 1867 he received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown . By Grand Duke Adolph he was accepted into the Nassau House Order of the Golden Lion on February 17, 1897 .
literature
- Kurt Eißele: Prince Hermann zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg as governor in the realm of Alsace-Lorraine 1894–1907 . OO, 1950
- Günter Richter: Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 491 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Otmar Schwenhuth: Curriculum vitae of His Highness the Prince Hermann zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg . Gerabronn, 1913.
- Gerhard Taddey : Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe-Langenburg . In: Lexicon of German History . Events, institutions, people. From the beginning to the surrender in 1945. 3rd, revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-520-81303-3 , p. 573.
- Oliver Schulz: Prince Hermann zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1832-1913). Colonial politician and governor in the realm of Alsace-Lorraine. In: Alma Hannig, Martina Winkelhofer-Thyri (eds.): The Hohenlohe family. A European dynasty in the 19th and 20th centuries . Verlag Böhlau, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-41222201-7 , pp. 271–285.
- Brockhaus encyclopedia online. sv Hohenlohe , 4).
- German Biographical Encyclopedia
Web links
- Count von Gleichen, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard in the database of members of the Reichstag
- Biography of Prince Hermann Hohenlohe-Langenburg . In: Heinrich Best : database of the members of the Reichstag of the Empire 1867/71 to 1918 (Biorab - Kaiserreich)
- House Hohenlohe. Excerpt from Paul Theroff's Online Gotha
Individual evidence
- ^ Fritz Specht, Paul Schwabe: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903. Statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives . 2nd Edition. Carl Heymann Verlag, Berlin 1904, p. 244
- ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Grand Duchy of Baden 1880. P. 103.
- ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1907. p. 31.
- ↑ Jean Schoos : The medals and decorations of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the former Duchy of Nassau in the past and present. Verlag der Sankt-Paulus Druckerei, Luxembourg 1990, ISBN 2-87963-048-7 , p. 342.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Karl |
Head of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 1860–1913 |
Ernst II |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Hermann zu |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Hermann Ernst Franz Bernhard Fürst zu (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman and politician, MdR |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1832 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Langenburg |
DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1913 |
Place of death | Langenburg |