Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen


Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen was a German entrepreneur and son of Karl, Prince of Leiningen. He was the 7th Prince of Leiningen from 1946 until his death in 1991.

Early life

Emich was born at Coburg, Weimar Republic, the first child of Karl, Prince of Leiningen, and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia,. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Queen Victoria and Tsar Alexander II. Through his father, he was a descendant of the Vasa kings of Sweden and of both of Queen Victoria's half-siblings, Carl, Prince of Leiningen and Feodora, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. As a result, Emich was the first descendant of all three of Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld's children.

Marriage

Emich married on 10 August 1950 in Rastede to Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg, fourth child and second daughter of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
They had four children:
  • Princess Melita Elisabeth Bathildis Helene Margarita of Leiningen married Horst Legrum on 14 April 1978.
  • Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen married Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Öhringen on 8 June 1984. They have one daughter. He remarried Gabriele Thyssen on 24 May 1991 and they were divorced in 1998. They have one daughter. He remarried, again, Countess Isabelle von und zu Egloffstein on 7 June 2008. They have one son.
  • *Princess Cécilia of Leiningen
  • *Princess Theresa of Leiningen
  • *Prince Emich Albrecht Karl of Leiningen
  • , married Princess Alexandra of Hanover on 5 October 1981. They have three children:
  • * Hereditary Prince Ferdinand Heinrich Emich Christian Carl. He married Princess Victoria Luise of Prussia and had two daughters:
  • ** Princess Alexandra Viktoria Luise Ehrengard of Leiningen
  • ** Princess Feodora
  • *Princess Olga Margarita Valerie Elisabeth Stephanie Alexandra of Leiningen
  • *Prince Hermann Ernst Johann Albrecht Paul of Leiningen. He married Isabelle Heubach, they had one son:
  • **Prince Leopold Konstantin Rainer Andreas of Leiningen
  • Princess Stephanie Margarita of Leiningen

Prince of Leiningen

On the death of his father in 1946, Emich became the titular Prince of Leiningen.
A businessman and entrepreneur, he owned a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe Chassis and a Münch Mammut motorcycle.
The Prince fell out with his eldest son over the latter's marriage, and disinherited him.
He died on 30 October 1991, and was succeeded by his son Andreas.