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Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Personal information
Born (1959-02-02) February 2, 1959 (age 65)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationAlpine skier
Sport
CountryMexico Mexico
Skiing career
DisciplinesDH, SG, GS, SL, combined
World Cup debutDecember 12, 1981
Websitewww.hubertushohenlohe.com
Olympics
Teams6 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2010, 2014)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams17 (1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13
Wins0
Podiums0
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0

Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (born 2 February 1959 in Mexico City) is a Mexican Alpine skier, photographer, businessman, and a pop singer known as Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster. He belongs to a family which reigned over a principality in what is now the northeastern of Baden-Württemberg in Germany until the early 19th century.[1]

Life

A son of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Ira of Fürstenberg, Hubertus was born in Mexico City, Mexico where his father ran a Volkswagen factory. His grandmother is half Mexican.[2] He lived in Mexico for the first four years of his life and then moved to Spain. He later studied in Austria and his main residence was in Vienna, where he works as a photographer and artist. Although he has Mexican nationality, which makes him eligible to compete for Mexico, he only spends a few weeks a year there. He is fluent in several languages and grew up in Europe, mainly Austria. Hohenlohe had a brother named Christoph (1956–2006) and has two half-sisters (Arriana Mara and Désirée). He currently resides in Liechtenstein, of which he is also a citizen.[3] His uncle Max von Hohenlohe competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He is first cousins with Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Hubertus acted as co-producer for Yello and Shirley Bassey's 1987 collaborative single "The Rhythm Divine".[4]

Hubertus has work on display with the Art of the Olympians [5]

Sports career

Hohenlohe founded the Mexican Ski Federation in 1981 and first skied for Mexico at a Winter Olympics at the 1984 games in Sarajevo. After the 1984 Winter Olympics, Hohenlohe managed to participate in three more Olympic Games. He qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, but the Mexican Olympic Committee decided not to send a one-man team to the Winter Games that year.

Hohenlohe has stated that the only reason why he continues to participate is because it seems that the "exotic skiers" (those from countries without a tradition in winter sports) are disappearing, and that he wants to keep that tradition alive.[citation needed] Since 1982, he has participated in 15 World Championships and set a World Record.[citation needed] Hohenlohe was expected to retire following the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Championships, after breaking his leg during a World Cup slalom race on January 28, 2007, eliminating him from the competition in Åre.[6]

He came back to competition in 2009 and competed in his 12th World Championship, the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Hubertus was the sole athlete in the Mexican team at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He participated in two alpine skiing disciplines, the Men's Giant Slalom (78th) and the Men's Slalom (46th).[7] At 51, he was the oldest athlete at the games.[8] He also competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics,[9] where he was Mexico's sole athlete again. He participated in slalom but did not finish after a fall during the first run.[10]

Ancestry

Family of Hubertus von Hohenlohe
16. Prince Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
8. Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
17. Countess Gabriele of Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg
4. Prince Max Egon of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
18. Erwin, Count of Schönborn-Buchheim
9. Countess Anna von Schönborn-Buchheim
19. Countess Franziska of Trauttmansdorff- Weinsberg
2. Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
20. Francisco-María de Yturbe y Anciola
10. Manuel de Yturbe y del Villar
21. Cipriana del Villar y Baquero
5. María de la Piedad de Yturbe y von Scholtz-Hersmendorff, Marquesa de Belvís de las Navas
22. Enrique von Scholtz-Hermensdorff y Caravaca, Marquès de Belvís de las Navas
11. María de la Trinidad von Scholtz-Hermensdorff y Caravaca, Marquesa de Belvís de las Navas
23. Maria Carlota de Behr y Grund
1. Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
24. Maximilian Egon I, Prince of Fürstenberg
12. Prince Carl Emil of Fürstenberg
25. Countess Leontine of Khevenhüller-Metsch
6. Prince Tassilo of Fürstenberg
26. Tassilo, Prince Festetics von Tolna
13. Countess Maria Festetics von Tolna
27. Lady Mary Victoria Hamilton
3. Princess Ira of Fürstenberg
28. Giovanni Agnelli
14. Edoardo Agnelli
29. Clara Boselli
7.Clara Jeanne Agnelli
30. Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino
15.Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte
31. Jane Allen Campbell

References

Notes

  1. ^ He possesses dual citizenship in the country of his birth, Mexico, and in the country of his legal domicile, Liechtenstein. While Mexican law does not recognize nobility or hereditary titles, Liechtenstein recognizes both.
  2. ^ "Why Is a German Prince Skiing For Mexico?". Time. 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  3. ^ "Mexikos Skifahrer tritt in Sotschi als Mariachi an". N24 Nachrichten. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Yello Featuring Shirley Bassey – The Rhythm Divine". Discogs. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. ^ http://artoftheolympians.org/artists/hubertus-von-hohenlohe/
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/hubertus-von-hohenlohe_ath1056076cr.html
  8. ^ http://www.vecernji.hr/sport/vijesti/ivan-sola-je-sa-47-godina-medu-starcima-igara-clanak-99893
  9. ^ Zaccardi, Nick. "Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe of Mexico will be second oldest Winter Olympian ever". NBC Olympic Talk. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  10. ^ Olympics Mexican mariachi von Hohenlohe crashes out slalom Global Post, retrieved 28 February 2014

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