Bruno, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen

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Bruno
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Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
Reign16 February 1861 – 26 January 1906
PredecessorErnst Casimir II
SuccessorWolfgang
Born(1837-06-14)14 June 1837
Büdingen, (Hesse), Germany
Died26 January 1906(1906-01-26) (aged 68)
Büdingen, (Hesse), Germany
SpousePrincess Mathilde of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen
IssuePrincess Hedwig
Princess Elisabeth
Princess Emma
Princess Marie
Wolfgang, 4th Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
Princess Thekla
Princess Mathilde
Princess Helene
Princess Hertha
Princess Anna
Names
Bruno Casimir Albert Emil Ferdinand
HouseYsenburg and Büdingen
FatherErnst Casimir II, 2nd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
MotherCountess Thekla of Erbach-Fürstenau
Bruno, 3. Fürst zu Ysenburg und Büdingen

Bruno Casimir Albert Emil Ferdinand of Ysenburg and Büdingen[citation needed] (14 June 1837[citation needed] – 26 January 1906[citation needed]) was the third[citation needed] Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen. Bruno was the eldest son of Ernst Casimir II, 2nd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and his wife Countess Thekla of Erbach-Fürstenau.[citation needed]

Political career[]

As a nobleman, Bruno was a member of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1861 to 1906. He served as its president first between 1878 and 1889, and second between 1889 and 1900.

Marriage and issue[]

Firstly, Bruno married Princess Mathilde of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, daughter of Ferdinand, Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and his wife Countess Caroline of Collalto und San Salvatore, on 31 July 1862 in Lich.[citation needed] Bruno and Mathilde had two daughters before Mathilde's death on 11 September 1867:[citation needed]

  • Princess Hedwig of Ysenburg and Büdingen (1 November 1863 Büdingen – 1 July 1925 Ortenberg)[citation needed]
∞ Botho, Prince of Stolberg-Rossla (1850–1893) on 27 September 1883 in Büdingen; had issue.
∞ Count Kuno of Stolberg-Rossla (1862–1921) on 31 August 1902 in Rossla; no issue.
  • Princess Elisabeth of Ysenburg and Büdingen (21 December 1864 Büdingen – 16 November 1946 Heilsberg)[citation needed]
∞ Rudolf, Baron of Thüngen (1855–1929) on 25 September 1889 in Büdingen; had issue.

Bruno married secondly to Countess Bertha of Castell-Rüdenhausen, daughter of Adolf, Hereditary Count of Castell-Rüdenhausen and his wife Baroness Marie of Thüngen, on 30 September 1869 in Rüdenhausen.[citation needed] Bruno and Bertha had eight children:[citation needed]

  • Princess Emma of Ysenburg and Büdingen (28 August 1870 Büdingen – 13 December 1944 Laubach)[citation needed]
∞ Count Otto of Solms-Laubach (1860–1904) on 14 April 1898 in Büdingen; had issue, among which George Frederick, Count of Solms-Laubach (father of Countess Monika zu Solms-Laubach, wife of Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, and maternal grandfather of Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen).
  • Princess Marie of Ysenburg and Büdingen (28 May 1875 Büdingen – 22 October 1952 Gießen).[citation needed]
  • Wolfgang, 4th Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen (30 March 1877 Büdingen – 29 July 1920 Gößweinstein)[citation needed]
∞ Countess Adelheid of Rechteren-Limpurg (1881–1970) on 26 September 1901 in Sommerhausen; no issue.
  • Princess Thekla of Ysenburg and Büdingen (16 October 1878 Büdingen – 22 February 1950 Mistelbach)[citation needed]
∞ Manfred V, Prince of Collalto and San Salvatore (1870–1940) on 9 May 1901 in Büdingen; had issue.
  • Princess Mathilde of Ysenburg and Büdingen (26 March 1880 Büdingen – 25 April 1947 Herrnsheim)[citation needed]
∞ Cornelius, Baron Heyl of Herrnsheim (1874–1954) on 11 April 1907 in Büdingen; had issue.
Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863–1948) on 15 September 1920 in Büdingen; had issue.
∞ Count Ernst of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1870–1914) on 21 November 1911 in Büdingen; had issue.
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe (1871–1949) on 26 April 1922 in Büdingen; had issue.

Life[]

Bruno studied law at the University of Göttingen. In 1857, he became a member of fraternity Saxonia Göttingen Corps. After graduation, he was Imperial and Royal Major.

Ancestry[]

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Bruno zu Ysenburg-Büdingen at Wikimedia Commons

Bruno, Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
Cadet branch of the House of Ysenburg
Born: 14 June 1837 Died: 26 January 1906
German nobility
Preceded by
Ernst Casimir II
Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen
16 February 1861 – 26 January 1906
Succeeded by
Wolfgang
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