Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (German: Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg) was Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg from 1904 to 1918.
Richard | |
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4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | |
Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | |
Reign | 1904 – 1918 |
Predecessor | Albrecht, 3rd Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg |
Successor | Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg |
Born | Berleburg | 27 May 1882
Died | 25 April 1925 42) Hanau | (aged
Spouse | Princess Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
Issue | Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Christian Heinrich, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Prince Ludwig Ferdinand |
Father | Albrecht, 3rd Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg |
Mother | Baroness Marie von Gemmingen-Hornberg |
Life
Prince Richard was born on 27 May 1882 at Berleburg, Germany.[1]
On 21 November 1902, at Langenzell, he married Princess Madeleine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, daughter of Prince Alfred of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and Countess Pauline von Reichenbach-Lessonitz.
His title was de-recognized by the Weimar and other German Republics after abolition of the German Empire in 1918 but lawfully retained henceforth as a surname.
He died as the result of a traffic accident in Hanau on 25 April 1925 at age 42.
Issue
- Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, b. 28 Feb 1907, d. 1944 (declared dead in 1969 after being missing in action in Russia, 1944)
- Christian Heinrich, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, b. 20 Sep 1908, d. 17 Aug 1983
- Prince Ludwig Ferdinand, b. 4 Apr 1910, d. 22 Nov 1943
References
Richard, 4th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Born: 1882 Died: 1925 | ||
Preceded by Albrecht |
Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 1904–1918 |
Monarchy abolished |
Titles in pretence | ||
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Titles extant before German Revolution of 1918–19 |
— TITULAR — Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 1918 – 1925 |
Succeeded by Gustav Albrecht |
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