Hermann Leiningen

Prince Hermann Friedrich Fernando Roland of Leiningen (German: Hermann Friedrich Fernando Roland Prinz zu Leiningen; born 16 April 1963)[1] is a Canadian banker and the younger son of Prince Karl of Leiningen and Princess Maria Luisa of Bulgaria.

Hermann Leiningen
Born
Hermann Friedrich Fernando Roland Prinz zu Leiningen

(1963-04-16) 16 April 1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse(s)
Deborah Cully
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(m. 1987)​
Parents

Life

Leiningen was born in Toronto, Ontario. Through his mother, Leiningen is a grandson of King Boris III of Bulgaria, a great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and great-great-grandson of King Nicholas of Montenegro. Through his father, he is a third-great grandson of both Queen Victoria and Alexander II of Russia.[2]

As a member of a princely family, Leiningen is styled His Serene Highness (Seine Durchlaucht). Leiningen does not use his title or style in his work as a financial analyst and banker, preferring to be addressed as Mr. Hermann Leiningen professionally.[1] As of 2015, Leiningen worked for a division of Royal Bank of Canada.

Issue

On 16 May 1987, Leiningen married Deborah Cully (born 2 December 1961).[3][4] They have three children:

  • Her Serene Highness Princess Tatiana Victoria Maureen of Leiningen (born 27 August 1989), presently a graduate of Queen's University, having studied art and graduating in 2012. She also completed a Masters of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Smith School of Business at Queen's University in 2018. She married Clayton Reynolds on 17 of June 2017. They had a son: August Rhodes Robert Reynolds Leiningen born on June 14th 2021
  • Her Serene Highness Princess Nadia Christiane Ruth of Leiningen (born 16 December 1991), presently a graduate of Queen's University, having studied drama. She also completed teachers college and her Masters of Professional Education at Queen's University in 2019. She married Ian Baker on 18 July 2020.
  • Her Serene Highness Princess Alexandra Sophia Maria of Leiningen (born 18 December 1997). She is a student at Queen's University studying drama and English. She is known as Alexa.

Ancestry

References
  1. O'Connor, Joe (27 February 2015). "The Canadian who would be king: What it's like to be the great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria". National Post. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. Reitwiesner, William Addams; Lewis, David (1 January 2011). "Persons eligible to succeed to the British Throne as of 1 Jan 2011". WARGS. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. Eilers, Marlene A. (1998). Queen Victoria's Descendants (2nd rev. ed.). Falköping: Rosvall Royal Books. p. 151. ISBN 9789163059643.
  4. Eilers, Marlene A. (2004). Queen Victoria's Descendants: A Companion Volume. Falköping: Rosvall Royal Books. p. 50. ISBN 9789197397889.
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