Princess Victoria of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 20th Duchess of Medinaceli

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Her Serene Highness

Princess Victoria of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
20th Duchess of Medinaceli
Born (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 26)
Málaga, Spain
Noble family Hohenlohe-Langenburg (agnatic)
Medinaceli (cognatic)
Father Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
MotherSandra Schmidt-Polex

Princess Victoria Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 20th Duchess of Medinaceli, GE (born 17 March 1997) is a Spanish-German noblewoman. [1] Holding 43 officially recognised titles in the Spanish nobility, she is the most titled aristocrat in the world, as well as 10 times a Grandee. [2]

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Patrilineally, a member of the House of Hohenlohe, she is the elder child of Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 19th Duke of Medinaceli. Her younger brother, Prince Alexander Gonzalo of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is the 14th Duke of Ciudad Real, 13th Marquess of Navahermosa, and a dynast of the Princely House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Biography

She was born in Málaga on 17 March 1997 as the first child of Sandra Schmidt-Polex, a German, and Prince Marco of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, a German-Spanish aristocrat. [3] [4] Victoria is trilingual and was raised in Munich, Germany, prior to moving to Madrid to study international relations at IE University. [3]

Her paternal grandmother was Ana Luisa de Medina, Marchioness of Navahermosa, Countess of Ofalia, who died in 2012. Victoria inherited her grandmother's countship in 2016, while her brother inherited the other title. [5]

Upon the death of her father in 2016 (head of the Medinaceli family since 2014), she became the heir to about 40 titles of nobility related to the House of Medinaceli. [5] From 2017, she has been confirmed by the Spanish Ministry of Justice as the holder of 5 dukedoms, 16 marquessates, 17 countships (with one adelantazgo ) and 4 viscountcies. With 43 titles, she is the most titled aristocrat in Spain and the world. [6] She holds 10 grandeeships.

She got engaged in May 2023 to her boyfriend Maxime Corneille, who is of Argentinian and French descent. [7] Their wedding is planned for October 2023. [7]

Titles and arms

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Ducal arms of Medinaceli

43 Titles

Dukedoms

Marquessates

  • 15th Marchioness of Aytona, with Grandeeship [12]
  • 18th Marchioness of Camarasa, with Grandeeship [13]
  • 12th Marchioness of la Torrecilla, with Grandeeship [14]
  • 18th Marchioness of Priego, with Grandeeship [15]
  • 15th Marchioness of Cilleruelo [16]
  • 10th Marchioness of San Miguel das Penas y la Mota [17]
  • 15th Marchioness of Alcalá de la Alameda [18]
  • 17th Marchioness of Comares [19]
  • 20th Marchioness of Denia [20]
  • 18th Marchioness of las Navas [21]
  • 15th Marchioness of Malagón [22]
  • 16th Marchioness of Montalbán [23]
  • 20th Marchioness of Tarifa [24]
  • 16th Marchioness of Villafranca [25]
  • 13th Marchioness of Vila Real [26]

Countships

  • 19th Countess of Santa Gadea, with Grandeeship [27]
  • 11th Countess of Ofalia [28]
  • 5th Countess of San Martín de Hoyos [29]
  • 20th Countess of Alcoutim [30]
  • 16th Countess of Amarante [31]
  • 13th Countess of Castrogeriz [32]
  • 23rd Countess of Ossona [33]
  • 26th Countess of Prades [34]
  • 20th Countess del Risco [35]
  • 14th Countess of Aramayona [36]
  • 25th Countess of Buendía [37]
  • 20th Countess of Castellar [38]
  • 21st Countess of Cocentaina [39]
  • 20th Countess of Medellín [40]
  • 21st Countess of los Molares, and Adelantada mayor of Andalusia [41]
  • 14th Countess of Moriana del Río [42]
  • 18th Countess of Valenza y Valladares [43]
  • 15th Countess of Villalonso [44]

Viscountcies

  • 47th Viscountess of Bas [45]
  • 45th Viscountess of Cabrera [46]
  • 13th Viscountess of Linares [47]
  • 43rd Viscountess of Villamur [48]

Ancestry

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Spanish nobility
Preceded by Duchess of Medinaceli
2017–present		Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Alexander Gonzalo of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 14th Duke of Ciudad Real
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