Hugo zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen

Prince Hugo
Prince Hugo
Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen, Duke of Ujest
	Hugo, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Duke of Ujest
Born	27 May 1816; Stuttgart
Died	23 August 1897 (aged 81); Slawentzitz, Upper Silesia
Noble family	House of Hohenlohe-Öhringen
Father	August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen
Mother	Louise of Württemberg

Friedrich Wilhelm Eugen Karl Hugo, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen, Duke of Ujest (27 May 1816 – 23 August 1897) (German: Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Oehringen, Herzog von Ujest) was a German nobleman, politician, mining industrialist and general in the armies of the kingdom of Württemberg and the kingdom of Prussia.

Early life

A hereditary prince of the House of Hohenlohe, he was born in Stuttgart on 27 May 1816. He was the son of August, Prince of Hohenlohe-Öhringen.^[1]

His paternal grandparents were Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen and Countess Maria Amalie von Hoym. His uncle was Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, who briefly served as Minister-President of Prussia in 1862 and was succeeded by Otto von Bismarck,^[2] and his cousin was Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen.^[3]

Career

Prince Hugo zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen

His grandfather, Frederick Louis, had acquired the estates of Slawentzitz, Ujest and Bitschin in Silesia by marriage in 1782, an area of 108 square miles. Hugo inherited these lands, besides his Franconian properties Öhringen and Neuenstein, and established calamine mines. He also founded one of the largest zinc smelting plants in the world. The Prussian king, William I, later German Emperor, created him Duke of Ujest upon his coronation in 1861.^[4]

Personal life

Prince Hugo married Pauline Wilhelmine of Fürstenberg, youngest child of Amalie of Baden and Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg, in 1847.^[3]^[5] Together, they were the parents of:

Christian Kraft Herzog zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1848–1926), who married Otilie Lubraniec-Dąmbski.^[3]
Marie Filicitas Maria zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1849–1929), who married Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Köstritz.^[3]
Luise Luise zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1851–1920), who married Friedrich Ludwig Count von Frankenberg und Ludwigsdorff.^[3]
August Karl August zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1854–1884), who died unmarried.^[3]
Friedrich Karl zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1855–1910), who married Countess Marie von Hatzfeld, a daughter of Count Paul von Hatzfeldt.^[3]
Hans Heinrich Georg Herzog zu Hohenlohe-Oehringen (1858–1945), who married Princess Gertrud Auguste Mathilde Olga von Hohenlohe-Öhringen.^[3]
Max Anthon Karl zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1860–1922), who married Countess Helene "Nelly" von Hatzfeld, a daughter of Count Paul von Hatzfeldt.^[3]
Hugo Friedrich zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1864–1928), who married Helga Hager.^[3]
Margaret zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen (1865-1940) married William of Hohenzollern, Count of Hohenau (1854-1930), son of Prince Albert of Prussia.^[3]

Hugo died at Slawentzitz Castle on 23 August 1897.

Honours

Kingdom of Prussia:^[6]
- Knight of Honour of the Johanniter Order, 18 January 1850^[7]
- Knight of the Prussian Crown, 1st Class, 19 January 1862; with Enamel Band of the Red Eagle, 1865^[7]
- Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, 16 January 1866; with Collar, 1882^[7]
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class on White Band with Black Edge
- Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, 20 September 1866^[7]
- Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar, 21 January 1887
Hohenzollern: Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class
Electorate of Hesse:
- Knight of the Golden Lion, 12 June 1851^[8]
- Grand Cross of the Wilhelmsorden
Baden:^[9]
- Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1847
- Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1847
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 1860^[10]
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Military Medical Cross, 12 August 1871^[11]
Russian Empire: Knight of St. Anna, 2nd Class
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1892^[12]
Württemberg:^[13]
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order, 1846
- Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1864
- Knight of the Order of Olga, 1872

Gallery

References

^ Kraus, Gerlinde (2001). Christiane Fürstin von der Osten-Sacken: eine frühkapitalistische Unternehmerin und ihre Erben während der Frühindustrialisierung im 18./19. Jahrhundert (in German). Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN 978-3-515-07721-7. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ von), Otto Bismarck (Fürst (1899). Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences of Otto, Prince Von Bismarck. Harper & brothers. pp. 275, 230. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Almanach de Gotha: Annual Genealogical Reference. Almanach de Gotha. 2004. pp. 528–530. ISBN 978-0-9532142-5-9. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ Annual Register. J. Dodsley. 1898. p. 175. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ Feurstein, Heinrich (19 September 2015). Die Beziehungen des Hauses Fürstenberg zur Residenz- und Patronatspfarrei Donaueschingen von 1488 bis heute (in German). ISBN 978-3-7340-0771-2. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1897, p. 194
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, pp. 22, 549, 934, 1013 – via hathitrust.org
^ Hessen-Kassel (1858). Kur-Hessischer Staats- und Adress-Kalender: 1817. Verlag d. Waisenhauses. p. 19.
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1896), "Großherzogliche Orden", pp. 63, 128
^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1890), "Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 44
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Grossherzogtums Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", p. 168
^ Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1896), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 40
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1894), "Königliche Orden" pp. 29, 65, 132

[Kraus2001-1] Kraus, Gerlinde (2001). Christiane Fürstin von der Osten-Sacken: eine frühkapitalistische Unternehmerin und ihre Erben während der Frühindustrialisierung im 18./19. Jahrhundert (in German). Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN 978-3-515-07721-7. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[Bismarck1899-2] von), Otto Bismarck (Fürst (1899). Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences of Otto, Prince Von Bismarck. Harper & brothers. pp. 275, 230. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[Gotha2004-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Almanach de Gotha: Annual Genealogical Reference. Almanach de Gotha. 2004. pp. 528–530. ISBN 978-0-9532142-5-9. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[Dodsley1898-4] Annual Register. J. Dodsley. 1898. p. 175. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[Feurstein2015-5] Feurstein, Heinrich (19 September 2015). Die Beziehungen des Hauses Fürstenberg zur Residenz- und Patronatspfarrei Donaueschingen von 1488 bis heute (in German). ISBN 978-3-7340-0771-2. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[HofUndStaat-6] Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1897, p. 194

[prus1-7] Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, pp. 22, 549, 934, 1013 – via hathitrust.org

[Hessen-Kassel1858-8] Hessen-Kassel (1858). Kur-Hessischer Staats- und Adress-Kalender: 1817. Verlag d. Waisenhauses. p. 19.

[9] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1896), "Großherzogliche Orden", pp. 63, 128

[10] Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1890), "Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 44

[11] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Grossherzogtums Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", p. 168

[12] Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1896), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 40

[13] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1894), "Königliche Orden" pp. 29, 65, 132

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