Hugo, 3rd Prince of Windisch-Graetz
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Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
| Hugo Weriand | |||||
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| Prince of Windisch-Graetz | |||||
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| Head of the House of Windisch-Graetz | |||||
| Tenure | 1904–1920 | ||||
| Predecessor | Hugo Alfred | ||||
| Successor | Hugo Vinzenz | ||||
| Born | 17 November 1854 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
| Died | 15 May 1920 (aged 65) Haasberg Castle, Planina, Kingdom of Italy | ||||
| Spouse |
Princess Christiane von Auersperg
(m. 1885; died 1920) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Marie Luise Prince Hugo Vinzenz Princess Elisabeth Mathilde Prince Alfred Veriand Prince Eduard Vincenz Princess Olga Maria Princess Maria Wilhelmine Prince Franz Josef Princess Marie Gabriele Prince Gottlieb Engelbert Princess Marie Antoinette | ||||
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| House | Windisch-Graetz | ||||
| Father | Hugo, 2nd Prince of Windisch-Graetz | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
Hugo Weriand Alexander Wilhelm Alfred, 3rd Prince of Windisch-Graetz (17 November 1854 – 15 May 1920) was an Austrian prince.
Hugo Vinzenz was born at Florence in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany on 17 November 1854. He was the son of Hugo, 2nd Prince of Windisch-Graetz (1823–1904) and Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1824–1859). From his parents' marriage, his siblings were Princess Alexandrine (wife of Count Rudolf von Khevenhüller-Metsch),[a] Princess Olga (wife of Andreas Mocenigo), and Princess Marie (who married their first cousin, Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg).[b] After his mother died in 1859, his father married Princess Matylda Radziwill,[c] with whom his father had three more children: Prince Ernst Wilhelm; Princess Aloisia Maria Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth Maria Mathilde; all of whom died unmarried.[4]
His paternal grandparents were Weriand, 1st Prince of Windisch-Graetz (a son of Count Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz)[5] and Princess Maria Lobkowicz (a daughter of Joseph Franz Maximilian, 7th Prince of Lobkowicz). His maternal grandparents were Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Alexandrine of Prussia.[6]
Career
When his father died in 1904, Windisch-Graetz succeeded as head of a cadet branch of the House of Windisch-Graetz,[7] a mediatised house whose members historically bore the style of "Serene Highness".[8][9]
