Count Luitpold of Castell-Castell
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| Count Luitpold of Castell-Castell | |||||
| Born |
November 14, 1904 Langenzell, Wiesenbach, Grand Duchy of Baden |
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| Died | 6 November 1941 (aged 36) (or 8 November 1941) Bankya near Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
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| Spouse | Princess Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark | ||||
| Issue | Countess Amélie Countess Thyra Count Otto-Luitpold |
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| House | Castell-Castell | ||||
| Father | Count Otto Friedrich of Castell-Castell | ||||
| Mother | Princess Amélie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg | ||||
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| Leopold Alfred Frederick Charles German: Luitpold Alfred Friedrich Karl |
Count Luitpold Alfred Friedrich Karl of Castell-Castell (German: Luitpold Alfred Friedrich Karl Graf zu Castell-Castell) (born 14 November 1904 in Langenzell, Wiesenbach, Grand Duchy of Baden; died 6 or 8 November 1941 in Bankya near Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria) was a staff officer in the German Army during World War II and a member of the extended Danish Royal Family through his marriage to Princess Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark. Luitpold was a Count of Castell-Castell and a member of the Countly House of Castell-Castell.
Luitpold was born on 14 November 1904 in Langenzell, Wiesenbach, Grand Duchy of Baden and was the eldest child and son of Count Otto Friedrich of Castell-Castell and his wife, Princess Amélie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.
Luitpold's engagement to Princess Alexandrine-Louise of Denmark, third child and daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and his wife Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was announced on 24 August 1936 by special permission of Alexandrine-Louise's uncle Christian X of Denmark. Until the announcement, Alexandrine-Louise had been frequently mentioned as a possible queen consort to Edward VIII. The couple met for the first time in Berlin during the 1936 Summer Olympics. Following their first meeting, Luitpold and Alexandrine-Louise spent nearly every day together. Before her departure from Berlin, Luitpold proposed marriage and Alexandrine-Louise accepted. At the time of their engagement announcement, Luitpold was a law student residing in Munich.
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