Karl, Prince of Leiningen (1804–1856)
| Karl | |||||
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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 | 12 September 1804 Amorbach, Principality of Leiningen (in modern Bavaria, Germany) | ||||
| Died | 13 November 1856 (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 | ||||
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.