Prince Christoph of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Christoph
Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Christoph with younger brother Hubertus and mother Ira von Fürstenberg in the 1960s
Born Christoph Victorio Egon Humberto von Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(1956-11-08)8 November 1956
Lausanne, Switzerland
Died 6 August 2006(2006-08-06)
Bangkok, Thailand
House Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Father Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Mother Princess Ira von Fürstenberg
Religion Roman Catholicism

Prince Christoph Victorio Egon Humberto von Hohenlohe-Langenburg (8 November 1956 – 6 August 2006) was a European socialite and member of the extended Agnelli family.[1]

Known as Kiko, he was born at Lausanne in Switzerland, the elder son of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1924–2003) and his first wife, Princess Princess Ira zu Fürstenberg, a niece of Giovanni Agnelli, the founder of Fiat.

He died on 6 August 2006 of massive organ failure a few days after being imprisoned in Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok on charges of suspicion of illegally altering a visa. His health had been weakened from a weight-loss regimen at a Thai wellness center.[2]

Before his death, he resided in Honolulu, Hawaii, also in Paris and Geneva, but was a citizen of Liechtenstein.[2]

Ancestry

References

  1. Although born in Switzerland and a resident of the United States, neither of which recognizes nobility or hereditary titles, he was a citizen of Liechtenstein which recognizes both.
  2. 1 2 "Ira Fürstenberg’s Son Dies In Prison". Corriere della Sera. 9 August 2006.


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