Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg


Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was a German nobleman, the Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Catholic politician and later a Dominican friar. He was the first President of the Catholic Society of Germany, and a member of the Reichstag from 1871 for the Catholic Centre Party.

Early life

He was the second child of Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, and Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He was a male-line descendant of Frederick I, Elector Palatine. He studied law, and succeeded to the headship of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and the title of Prince in 1849.

Marriage and children

He married Princess Adelheid of Ysenburg-Büdingen on 18 Oct 1859. After her death, he married Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein in Vienna in 1863. Sophie and Charles had eight children:
After the death of his wife, he became a member of the Dominican Order as Fr. Raymundus Maria in 1907, and lived in the monastery of Venlo in the Netherlands. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1908. The same year, he gave up his title of Prince and was succeeded by his son.

Honours

He was a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Ancestry