Karl, Prince of Leiningen (1804–1856)
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Karl, Prince of Leiningen, KG (Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Emich; 12 September 1804 – 13 November 1856) was the third Prince of Leiningen and maternal half-brother of Queen Victoria. Leiningen served as a Bavarian lieutenant general, before he briefly played an important role in German politics as the first Prime Minister of the Provisorische Zentralgewalt government formed by the Frankfurt Parliament in 1848.
German prince (1804–1856); maternal half-brother of Queen Victoria
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| Prince of Leiningen | |||||
 Karl in 1855 | |||||
| Prime Minister of the German Empire | |||||
| In office | 5 August 1848 – 6 September 1848 | ||||
| Predecessor | Position established | ||||
| Successor | Anton von Schmerling | ||||
| Monarch | Archduke John of Austria (Regent) | ||||
| Born | (1804-09-12)12 September 1804 Amorbach, Principality of Leiningen (in modern Bavaria, Germany) | ||||
| Died | 13 November 1856(1856-11-13) (aged 52) Waldleiningen Castle, Mörschenhardt, Grand Duchy of Baden | ||||
| Spouse |
Countess Maria Klebelsberg
(m. 1829) | ||||
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| House | Leiningen | ||||
| Father | Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen | ||||
| Mother | Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | ||||
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