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Charles
Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Charles as Father Raymundus Maria
Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Period3 November 1849–1908
PredecessorCharles Thomas
SuccessorAloys
Born(1834-05-21)21 May 1834
Haid, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Died8 November 1921(1921-11-08) (aged 87)
Cologne, German Reich
SpousePrincess Adelheid of Ysenburg-Büdingen
Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
IssuePrincess Maria Anna
Princess Franziska
Adelheid, Countess Adalbert Joseph of Schönborn
Princess Agnes
Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Maria Theresa, Duchess of Braganza
Aloys, 7th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Anna, Princess Felix of Schwarzenberg
Prince Johannes Baptista
Names
German: Karl Heinrich Ernst Franz
HouseHouse of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
FatherConstantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
MotherPrincess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
ReligionRoman Catholic

Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (German: Karl VI, Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg) (May 21, 1834, Haid, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire – November 8, 1921, Cologne, German Reich) was a German nobleman, the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1849–1908), Catholic politician and later a Dominican monk. He was the first President of the Catholic Society of Germany (1868), and a member of the Reichstag from 1871 for the Catholic Centre Party.

Early life

He was the third child of Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1802–1838), and Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1804–1835). He was a male-line descendant of Frederick I, Elector Palatine. He studied law, and succeeded to the headship of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and the title of Prince (Fürst) in 1849.

Marriage and children

He married Princess Adelheid of Ysenburg-Büdingen (1841–1861) in 1859. After her death, he married Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein in Vienna in 1863. Sophie and Charles had eight children:

Later life

After the death of his wife, he became a member of the Dominican Order as Fr. Raymundus Maria in 1907, and lived in the monastery of Venlo in the Netherlands. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1908. The same year, he gave up his title of Prince and was succeeded by his son.[1]

Honours

He was a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.[2]

Ancestry

Family of Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1834–1921)
16. Theodore Alexander, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
8. Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
17. Countess Catharine Louise Eleonore of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hartenburg
4. Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
18. Ludwig Leopold, Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein
9. Princess Leopoldine of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein
19. Countess Polyxene of Limburg-Stirum
2. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
20. Count Leopold Karl of Windisch-Grätz
10. Count Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz
21. Countess Maria Antonia of Khevenhüller
5. Countess Sophie of Windisch-Grätz
22. Charles Marie Raymond, 5th Duke of Arenberg, 11th Duke of Aarschot
11. Princess Leopoldine of Arenberg
23. Countess Louise-Marguerite de la Marck-Schleiden
1. Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
24. Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
12. Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
25. Countess Eleonore of Nassau-Saarbrücken
6. Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
26. Frederick Charles, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern
13. Princess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern
27. Princess Louise of Nassau-Saarbrücken
3. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
28. Johann Carl, Count of Solms-Baruth
14. Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth
29. Countess Henriette Louise Wilhelmine of Lippe-Biesterfeld
7. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
30. Heinrich VI, Count Reuss of Köstritz
15. Countess Friederike Reuss of Köstritz
31. Enriqueta Juana Francisca Susana Casado y Huguetan, Marchioness of Monteleone

References

  1. ^ Frank Raberg: Biographisches Handbuch der württembergischen Landtagsabgeordneten 1815–1933. W. Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, Seite 524
  2. ^ http://www.geneall.net/D/tit_page.php?id=25529

Media related to Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1834–1921)". Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German).
  • Abtei St. Hildegardis: "Fürst Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg sorgte für einen Neubeginn"
  • "Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg" (in German). Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte.
Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1834–1921)
Cadet branch of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim
Born: 21 May 1834 Died: 8 November 1921
German nobility
Preceded by Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
3 November 1849–1908 		Succeeded by
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