Hugo, 4th Prince of Windisch-Graetz
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Planina, Duchy of Carniola
| Hugo Vinzenz | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Windisch-Graetz | |
| Head of the House of Windisch-Graetz | |
| Tenure | 1920–1959 |
| Predecessor | Hugo Weriand |
| Successor | Maximilian Antonius |
| Born | 30 July 1887 Planina, Duchy of Carniola |
| Died | 26 May 1959 (aged 71) Trieste, Italy |
| Spouse |
Princess Leontina of Fürstenberg
(m. 1912; died 1959) |
| Issue | Princess Irma Prince Hugo Maximilian Prince Maximilian Antonius Prince Friedrich Karl |
| House | Windisch-Graetz |
| Father | Hugo, 3rd Prince of Windisch-Graetz |
| Mother | Christiane von Auersperg |
Hugo Vinzenz Alexander Maria, 4th Prince of Windisch-Graetz (30 July 1887 – 26 May 1959) was an Austrian prince.
Hugo Vinzenz was born at Haasberg Castle in Planina in the Duchy of Carniola (today part of Slovenia) on 30 July 1887. He was the son of Hugo, 3rd Prince of Windisch-Graetz (1854–1920) and Christiane von Auersperg (1866–1962).[1]
His paternal grandparents were Hugo, 2nd Prince of Windisch-Graetz and Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (a daughter of Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Alexandrine of Prussia). His maternal aunt, Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz, married her first cousin, Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg (second son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz).[2] His maternal grandparents were Vincenz von Auersperg (a grandson of Prince Wilhelm I of Auersperg) and Wilhelmine von Colloredo-Mannsfeld.[3]
Career
When his father died in 1920, Windisch-Graetz succeeded as head of a cadet branch of the House of Windisch-Graetz,[4] a mediatised house whose members historically bore the style of "Serene Highness".[5]
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