Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Gottfried
The prince in uniform, c. 1916
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Tenure11 December 1950 – 11 May 1960
PredecessorErnst II
SuccessorKraft
Born(1897-03-24)24 March 1897
Langenburg, German Empire
Died11 May 1960(1960-05-11) (aged 63)
Langenburg, West Germany
Spouse
Issue
Names
German: Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor
HouseHohenlohe-Langenburg
FatherErnst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
MotherAlexandra of Edinburgh

Gottfried, 8th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (German: Gottfried Hermann Alfred Paul Maximilian Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; 24 March 1897 – 11 May 1960) was the only surviving son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

At the death of his father in 1950, Gottfried inherited the title of Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg of German Noble Family Dies", The New York Times, Bonn, 12 May 1960
  2. ^ Marlene A. Eilers, Queen Victoria's Descendants (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987), page 181. Hereinafter cited as Queen Victoria's Descendants.