Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg


Kraft, 9th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the eldest son of Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was the titular Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg from 1960 until his death.

Early life

Kraft was born at Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, the first child of Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark , and thus a nephew of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Through both of his parents he was descendant of Queen Victoria and Tsar Nicholas I; then, through his mother, he was descendant of Christian IX of Denmark.

Marriage and issue

Kraft married on 5 June 1965 in Langenburg to Princess Charlotte of Croÿ, eldest daughter of Prince Alexander of Croÿ and his wife, Anne Elspeth Campbell. They divorced on 26 May 1990 at Crailsheim.
They had three children:
He married, secondly, Irma Pospesch on 22 May 1992, in Graz, Austria.

Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

On the death of his father in 1960, Kraft became the titular Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
After Langenburg Castle was heavily damaged by fire in 1963, Prince Kraft was forced to sell Weikersheim Castle to the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1967, to be able to restore Langenburg.
Upon Kraft's death in 2004, aged 68, the title was inherited by his son Philipp.

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