Alois-Konstantin, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg


Alois-Konstantin Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, full German name: Alois Konstantin Karl Eduard Joseph Johann Konrad Antonius Gerhard Georg Benediktus Pius Eusebius Maria Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg is a German businessman and, since 1990, the head of the mediatised House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, the Catholic cadet line of the Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim, itself the patrilineally senior but morganatic branch of the royal house of Wittelsbach, which ruled the Kingdom of Bavaria until 1918. Per German law, he does not possess any noble titles.

Early life

Alois was born in Würzburg, the fifth child and only son of Karl, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife, Carolina dei Conti Rignon. He had four older sisters, Maria, Josephine, Monika and Christiane, and two younger sisters, Elisabeth-Alexandra and Lioba. He and his sisters spent their childhood in Bronnbach, and Alois attended school in Miltenberg. He is one of the descendants of Diego Velázquez.

Career

Alois graduated with a degree in law from the University of Würzburg. After working for Gulf Oil in Pittsburgh, he was director of Merck Finck & Co and LGT Bank. He is a commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and a board member of the Papal Foundation Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice (CAPP). He also served as the director of the German Catholics' Congress on Joy and Faith.

Marriage and family

Alois married Anastasia, the elder daughter of Prince Hubertus of Prussia, in a civil ceremony in 1965 in Bronnbach, and in a religious ceremony a month later in Erbach. The couple lives at Kleinheubach castle. They had four children: