Marco de Hohenlohe-Langenburg
| Prince Marco | |
|---|---|
| Grandee of Spain | |
| Duke of Medinaceli | |
| Tenure | 18 August 2013 – 18 August 2016 |
| Predecessor | Victoria Fernández de Córdoba |
| Successor | Princess Victoria of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
| Born | 8 March 1962 Madrid, Francoist Spain |
| Died | 19 August 2016 (aged 54) Seville, Spain |
| Burial | Cemetery of Saint Barnabas, Marbella, Spain |
| Spouse |
Sandra Schmidt-Polex
(m. 1996; div. 2004) |
| Issue | Princess Victoria Elisabeth Prince Alexander Gonzalo |
| House | Hohenlohe-Langenburg Medinaceli (cognatic) |
| Father | Prince Max of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
| Mother | Ana Luisa de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 19th Duke of Medinaceli, GE (German: Marco Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; Spanish: Marco de Hohenlohe-Langenburg y Medina; 8 March 1962 – 19 August 2016), was a German-Spanish nobleman who was head of the ducal house of Medinaceli and a dynast of the princely house of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.[1]
Life and family
Prince Marco was born in Madrid, Spain, on 8 March 1962. He was the eldest son of Prince Max of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by his then wife Ana Luisa de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, 12th Marquise of Navahermosa and 10th Countess of Ofalia (1940−2012), the eldest child of the Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli.
Prince Marco's mother, the previous heiress to the dukedom, predeceased her mother in 2012. He succeeded as 19th Duke when his grandmother, the 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, died in 2013.[2][3] He preserved his family's cultural heritage as Director of the Fundación Medinaceli.
In 1996, he married a German citizen, Sandra Schmidt-Polex, by whom he had two children:
- Princess Victoria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 20th Duchess of Medinaceli (b. Málaga, 17 March 1997)
- Prince Alexander Gonzalo of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 14th Duke of Ciudad Real (b. Málaga, 9 March 1999)
