Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg from 1904 to 1918.Life
Prince Richard was born on 27 May 1882 at Berleburg, Germany.
On 21 November 1902, at Langenzell, he married Princess Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, daughter of Prince Alfred of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and Countess Pauline von Reichenbach-Lessonitz.
His title was de-recognized by the Weimar and other German Republics after abolition of the German Empire in 1918 but lawfully retained henceforth as a surname.
He died as the result of a traffic accident in Hanau on 25 April 1925 at age 42.Issue
- Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, b. 28 Feb 1907, d. 1944
- Christian Heinrich, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, b. 20 Sep 1908, d. 17 Aug 1983
- Prince Ludwig Ferdinand, b. 4 Apr 1910, d. 22 Nov 1943