Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a sculptor, painter, governor, admiral and artist (1833–1891). He was born at Langenburg and died at London.

Also recorded as Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; Viktor zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg; Count Gleichen; Count Victor Gleichen, Prince of Hohenlohe.

Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg in brief

Born
1833
Died
1891
Known for
sculptor, painter, governor, admiral and artist
Place of birth
Langenburg
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Viktor zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen and Count Victor Gleichen, Prince of Hohenlohe. His recorded language was German.

He was the child of Feodora of Leiningen. He married Laura Williamina Seymour. 4 children are recorded: Feodora Gleichen, Lady Helena Gleichen, Lord Edward Gleichen and Lady Victoria Gleichen.

Recognition and collections

Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg received Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. Work by Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg is held by Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1877 to 1976.

Statue of Alfred the Great, dated 1877. Royal Holloway College Statue In South Quadrangle, dated 1887, held by Royal Holloway, University of London. Jubilee Memorial, dated 1887. Statue of Queen Victoria, dated 1887, held by Royal Holloway, University of London. Monument to Napoléon, Prince Imperial, dated 1883. Samson Fox. Cardiovascular physiology in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries / [Jerome Joseph Bylebyl]., dated [1976], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Royal Holloway, University of London: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Viktor (Prince, Count Gleichen), Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Prince, for many years known as Count Gleichen (1833–1891), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Hereditary Prince Of; Ernest William Frederic Charles Maximilian, (died 9 March 1913), Who Was Who, 2007. Gottfried Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Württembergisch Franken, 2024. Zum Tode von Fürst Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Württembergisch Franken, 2023.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is German.

Places of work recorded in the authority are London.

Work by Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.

Distinctions recorded are Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

Chronology

  1. 1833Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg born at Langenburg.
  2. 1877Statue of Alfred the Great.
  3. 1883Monument to Napoléon, Prince Imperial.
  4. 1887Royal Holloway College Statue In South Quadrangle (Royal Holloway, University of London).
  5. 1887Jubilee Memorial.
  6. 1887Statue of Queen Victoria (Royal Holloway, University of London).
  7. 1891Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Gottfried Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Württembergisch Franken, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Hereditary Prince Of; Ernest William Frederic Charles Maximilian, (died 9 March 1913), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Viktor (Prince, Count Gleichen), Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Prince, for many years known as Count Gleichen (1833–1891), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Zum Tode von Fürst Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Württembergisch Franken, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1759124: Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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