Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen
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1955 –
Who is Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen?
Andreas, Prince of Leiningen is the current head of the House of Leiningen. He is the son of Emich Kyrill, Prince of Leiningen and Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg. His older brother Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen lost his rights to succeed as head of the house as a result of his unequal second marriage.
His great-great-great grandfather, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Emich, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, was the elder half-brother of Queen Victoria. Through his father he is also a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, through her granddaughter, Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh whose second husband was Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich. Because of this, he is in the line of succession to the British Throne.
He married Princess Alexandra of Hanover on 5 October 1981. They have three children, Hereditary Prince Ferdinand, Princess Olga of Leiningen, and Prince Hermann of Leiningen.
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- Nov 27, 1955
Frankfurt - Also known as
- Prince Andreas of Leiningen
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on July 23, 2013
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