Prince Adolf of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen

Adolf Karl Friedrich Ludwig Prinz[lower-alpha 1] zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (29 January 1797 – 24 April 1873) was a Prussian nobleman, soldier, and politician. He briefly served as Minister-President of Prussia in 1862 and was succeeded by Otto von Bismarck.

Adolf Karl
Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
Full name
Adolf Karl Friedrich Ludwig
Born(1797-01-29)29 January 1797
Breslau, Prussia
Died24 April 1873(1873-04-24) (aged 76)
Koschentin, Prussia
Noble familyHohenlohe-Ingelfingen
FatherFrederick Louis
MotherMaria Amalie
OccupationPolitician
Minister President of Prussia
In office
17 March 1862 – 23 September 1862
MonarchWilliam I
Preceded byKarl Anton
Succeeded byOtto von Bismarck
Military service
Allegiance Prussia
Branch/servicePrussian Army

Marriage and issue

On 19 April 1819, Prince Adolf married Princess Louise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1799–1881), daughter of Prince Karl Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. They had the following children:[1]

  • Carl (19 November 1820 – 1 May 1890)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm (9 January 1826 – 24 October 1895)
  • Kraft (2 January 1827 – 16 January 1892)
  • Adelheid (13 May 1830 – 15 February 1892)
  • Luise (25 March 1835 – 15 July 1913)

Notes
  1. Regarding personal names: Prinz is a title, translated as Prince, not a first or middle name. The female form is Prinzessin.

References
  1. Cadbury, Deborah (8 November 2017). "Top 10 books about royal families". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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