Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
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Princess Marie Agnes Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, full German
German language
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 name: Marie Agnes Henriette, Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (5 December 1804, Langenburg
Langenburg
Langenburg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall...

, Principality of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a German county of northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Langenburg. Hohenlohe-Neuenstein was partitioned into it, Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen and Hohenlohe-Kirchberg in 1701...

 – 9 September 1833, Haid
Bor (Tachov District)
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, Kingdom of Bohemia
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, Austrian Empire
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) was a member of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a German county of northeastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located around Langenburg. Hohenlohe-Neuenstein was partitioned into it, Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen and Hohenlohe-Kirchberg in 1701...

 and a Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by birth. Through her marriage to Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Constantine Josef of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the eldest son and heir of Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg by his wife Sophie of Windisch-Graetz...

, Agnes was also a member of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Löwenstein-Wertheim
Löwenstein-Wertheim was a county of the Holy Roman Empire, part of the Franconian Circle. It was formed from the counties of Löwenstein and Wertheim ....

 and Hereditary Princess consort of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. Through her daughter Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the wife of King Miguel of Portugal but only following his deposition. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters.-Family:...

, Agnes is an ancestor to numerous Roman Catholic
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 European royal families.

Family

Agnes was the eleventh child of Karl Ludwig III, Prince von Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Prince Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the third Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg...

 and his wife Amalie,Countess von Solms-Baruth.

Marriage and issue

Agnes married Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Constantine Josef of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the eldest son and heir of Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg by his wife Sophie of Windisch-Graetz...

, eldest child and only son of Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife Princess Sophie of Windisch-Grätz, on 31 May 1829 at Schloss Wildeck in Zschopau
Zschopau
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, Kingdom of Saxony
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. Agnes and Constantine had two children:
  • Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
    Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
    Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the wife of King Miguel of Portugal but only following his deposition. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters.-Family:...

     (3 April 1831 – 16 December 1909). Married Miguel of Portugal
    Miguel of Portugal
    Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael , was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI and his queen, Charlotte of Spain....

    .
  • Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (21 May 1834 – 8 November 1921). Married Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
    Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
    Princess Sophie Marie Gabriele Pia of Liechtenstein was a Princess of Liechtenstein and member of the Princely House of Liechtenstein by birth...

    . She was a daughter of Alois II, Prince of Liechtenstein
    Alois II, Prince of Liechtenstein
    Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Aloys Maria Joseph Johann Baptista Joachim Philipp Nerius was the sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein between 1836 and 1858...

     and Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.

Titles and styles

  • 5 December 1804 – 31 May 1829: Her Serene Highness Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
  • 31 May 1829 – 9 September 1833: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Ancestry

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