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Prince Ernest L.V.C.A.J.E Leiningen R.N.
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Prince Ernest L.V.C.A.J.E Leiningen R.N.Explanation
A step-nephew of Queen Victoria; his German title was Ernst Leopold Victor Carl August Joseph Emich, 4. Fürst zu Leiningen
 
Date (from)(Date to)Personal
9 November 1830 Born (Amorbach, Bavaria)
11 September 1858 Married Princess Marie of Baden
4 April 1904 Died (Amorbach)
Obituary in the Times newspaper
 
DateRank
1849Entered Navy
2 May 1855Lieutenant
10 August 1857Commander
25 October 1860Captain
31 December 1876Rear-Admiral
1 December 1881Vice-Admiral
7 June 1887Admiral
9 November 1895Retired Admiral
 
Date fromDate toService
22 December 1855 Lieutenant in Magicienne, commanded by Nicholas Vansittart, Mediterranean
December 185610 August 1857Lieutenant in Victoria and Albert, commanded by Joseph Denman, Portsmouth
19 July 185825 October 1860Commander (2ic) in Fairy, commanded by Joseph Denman, Portsmouth, tender to Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht
13 March 18621 April 1863Captain in Magicienne (from commissioning at Plymouth), the Baltic during the Russian War, then the Mediterranean
May 1863 Captain in Victoria and Albert, Portsmouth
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