Saturday, September 5, 2026

HSH Prince Max Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1924-2026)

 


HSH Prince Max Egon Gottfried of Hohnlohe-Langenburg was born on November 11, 1924, in Seregélyes, Hungary, the second child of four children of HSH Prince Ludwig Erwein Gottfried Karl  Eduard Maria of Hohenlohe-Langenburg  (1892-1945) and Countess Amalia Hadik de Futak (1894-1967).

He was a scion of the Roman Catholic branch of the Hohenlohe-Langenburg princely family.  His paternal grandfather was HSH Prince Gottfried Karl Joseph of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1860-1933).

Prince Max's uncle was Prince Max Egon of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1897-1968), who married Doña Maria de la Piedad d'Iturbe y Schlotz, Marquesa de Belvis de las Navas.  This marriage established the Spanish branch of the Hohenlohe-Langenburgs.    His first cousin was HSH Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1924-2003), who established the Marbella Club.

Prince Max was married twice.  His first marriage to Ute von Freyhold ended in divorce.  

He is survived by his second wife, Ulla, three children: Princess Andrea, Prince Hubertus, and Prince Christian, and four grandchildren: Leonie and Ava (Andrea's children), and Prince Conrad and Prince Casimir of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.  


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