Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst


Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Portrait - Adolfo Müller-Ury (1882–1884).
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed15 July 1878
Term ended30 October 1896
PredecessorCostantino Patrizi Naro
SuccessorVincenzo Vannutelli
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1895–96)
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 1849
by Luigi Maria Parisio
Consecration22 November 1857
by Pope Pius IX
Created cardinal22 June 1866
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Priest (1866–79; 1884–96)
Cardinal-Bishop (1879–84)
Personal details
Born
Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

26 February 1823
Died30 October 1896(1896-10-30) (aged 73)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedTeutonic Cemetery
ParentsFranz Joseph von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Caroline Friederike Constanze von Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Alma materPontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst, (26 February 1823 – 30 October 1896) was a member of the Hohenlohe family of Germany, claiming descent from Eberhard, one of the early dukes of Franconia. He became a cardinal of the Catholic Church.