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Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1834–1921)
Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg from 1849 to 1908 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (German: Karl Heinrich Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg) (21 May 1834 – 8 November 1921) was a German nobleman, the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1849–1908), Catholic politician and later a Dominican friar. 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.
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Early life
He was born in Haid, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire, the second 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.[citation needed]
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Marriage and children
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He married Princess Adelheid of Ysenburg-Büdingen (1841–1861)[1] in 1859.[2] After her death, he married Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein in Vienna in 1863. Sophie and Charles had eight children:
- Princess Franziska of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach, 30 March 1864 – Düsseldorf, 12 April 1930)
- Princess Adelheid of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach, 17 July 1865 – Prague, 6 September 1941), married Count Adalbert Joseph of Schönborn
- Princess Agnes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach, 22 December 1866 – Oosterhout, 23 January 1954)
- Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach, 11 April 1868 – Rome, 15 February 1870)
- Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Rome, 4 January 1870 – Vienna, 17 January 1935), married Miguel, Duke of Braganza
- Aloys, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach, 15 September 1871 – Schloss Bronnbach, 25 January 1952), married Countess Josephine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
- Princess Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach, 28 September 1873 – Vienna, 27 June 1936), married Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
- Prince Johannes Baptista of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (Kleinheubach, 29 August 1880 – Newport, 18 May 1956), married Countess Alexandra of Bernstorff
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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.[3] He died in Cologne.
Honours
He was a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.[4]
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