Philipp, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Philipp
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Born (1970-01-20) 20 January 1970 (age 54)
Crailsheim, West Germany
Spouse
Saskia Binder
(m. 2003)
Issue
  • Max-Leopold
  • Gustav
  • Marita
Names
Philipp Gottfried Alexander
House Hohenlohe-Langenburg
FatherKraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
MotherPrincess Charlotte of Croÿ
Langenburg Castle Langenburg msu 0558.jpg
Langenburg Castle

Philipp, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Philipp Gottfried Alexander; born 20 January 1970), is the head of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, since the death of his father in 2004.

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Early life and ancestry

He was born in Crailsheim, West Germany, the middle child and only son of Kraft, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1935–2004) and his first wife, Princess Charlotte of Croÿ (b. 1938). Paternally, he is a grandson of Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, and a grandnephew of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose funeral he attended. Anne, Princess Royal is one of his godmothers. [1] Queen Elizabeth II regularly invited him to Royal Ascot and the winter hunt at Sandringham House. With his wife Saskia and sister Xenia, he attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 September, 2022. Maternally, he is the grandson of Prince Alexander of Croy (1912–2002) and his Scottish wife, Anna Elspeth Campbell (1917–1986), granddaughter of Archibald Campbell, 6th of Glendaruel.

His decision to set up 24 large wind turbines in his forest is controversial. He sought public support from (then) Charles, Prince of Wales, the current King Charles III, and from former vice chancellor and foreign minister Joschka Fischer of the Green Party, who both attended a conference at Langenburg Castle in 2013. [2] Together with Fischer he founded the Langenburg Forum for Sustainability [3] which cooperates with Charles' International Sustainability Unit [4]

Langenburg castle is partially open to the public, including the state rooms and an oldtimer museum. [5]

Marriage and issue

He married Saskia Binder (b. 15 January 1973 in Munich), daughter of former Deutsche Bank Munich director Hans Peter Binder, on 6 September 2003 in a civil ceremony at Langenburg. They married in a religious ceremony on 13 September 2003 in Diessen am Ammersee. The couple have two sons and a daughter: [6]

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  2. "Prince Charles attacks food production methods at German symposium". the Guardian. 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. Website Langenburg Forum
  4. "International Sustainability Unit". www.pcfisu.org. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  5. Website Langenburg Castle
  6. "Fürst Philipp". www.schloss-langenburg.de. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
Philipp, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Hohenlohe
Born: 20 January 1970
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Kraft
 TITULAR 
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
16 March 2004 – present
Reason for succession failure:
German nobility titles abolished
Incumbent
Heir:
Max-Leopold of Hohenlohe-Langenburg