Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Karl Fürst zu Hohenlohe -Langenburg ( born October 25, 1829 in Langenburg, † May 16 1907 in Salzburg ) was the fifth ruler of the house of Hohenlohe- Langenburg.
Youth and Education
Karl was born as the eldest son of Prince Ernst I of Hohenlohe- Langenburg and his wife Princess Feodora of Leiningen. After living in Dresden and Gotha to educational purposes, he studied three semesters of law at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin ( 1850-51 ). He then spent some years in the headquarters in preparation for his upcoming role as a nobleman. It was not until the mid-1850s he proposed a military career in the Austrian one, later Württemberg in the army, although he was already appointed in 1848 Württemberg officer. Since 1855 he was an honorary Knight of the Order of St. John.
Family
1861 married Prince Karl the butcher 's daughter Marie Grathwohl in Paris and led with her and the children first in Weikersheim since 1877, in Salzburg, a retired life. From this marriage the following children were born: Carl, Victoria and Beatrix.
Because of its unstandesgemäßen intent to marry Prince Charles had after the death of his father in 1860 to forego in favor of his brother Hermann on the caste domination, but retained the title of prince. In order to allow his family to earn a living that came to his own stand near at least, he reached in 1862 bringing his wife in the Württemberg nobility as a woman of Bronn. This title also applied to their descendants, as well as the 1890 was made by the King of Württemberg appointment as Baroness von Bronn.
His son Carl reached in 1911 a further able increase by he and his firstborn male descendants were included in the Austrian princely state, as princes of Weikersheim and his other descendants were granted the right to use the title counts and countesses of Weikersheim in the future. Already with his grandson Franz went out the house Weikersheim 1983 in the male line.
Demise
Prince Karl zu Hohenlohe -Langenburg died in 1907 in Salzburg and was buried at the Salzburg municipal cemetery.