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Prince Christoph of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Christoph Prinz zu Hohenlohe
Born Christoph Victorio Egon Humberto Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg
8 November 1956
Lausanne, Switzerland
Died 6 August 2006 (aged 49)
Bangkok, Thailand
House Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Father Alfonso Prinz zu Hohenlohe
Mother Princess Ira von Fürstenberg

Christoph Victorio Egon Humberto Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (8 November 1956 – 6 August 2006) was a European socialite and member of the extended Agnelli family.[1]

Known as Kiko, he was born at Clinique de Mont Choisi in Lausanne, Switzerland,[2] the elder son of Prince Alfonso of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1924–2003) and his first wife, Princess Ira zu Fürstenberg, a niece of Giovanni Agnelli, the founder of Fiat.

He died on 6 August 2006 of massive organ failure, related to complications of diabetes and a lung infection, a few days after being imprisoned in Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok on charges of suspicion of illegally altering a visa[3] (a month before the 2006 Thai coup d'état). His health had been weakened from a weight-loss regimen at a Thai wellness center.[4][5]

Before his death, he resided in Honolulu, Hawaii, also in Paris and Geneva, but was a citizen of Liechtenstein.[5]

Ancestry

References

  1. Back to citation Although born in Switzerland and a resident of the United States, neither of which recognizes nobility or hereditary titles, he was a citizen of Liechtenstein which recognizes both.
  2. Back to citation "Stock Photo - Nov. 11, 1956 - Son For Princess Ira; Princess Ira of Hohenlohe yesterday gave birth to a baby son, at Lausanne, Switzerland. The baby will be named Christoff Victorio Umberto". Alamy. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. Back to citation "Thailand releases details of European aristocrat's death in custody". Taiwan News. Associated Press. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. Back to citation "European aristocrat dies in notorious Thai jail". The Independent. London. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. Back to citation occurrence 5.0 Back to citation occurrence 5.1 "Ira Fürstenberg's Son Dies in Prison". Corriere della Sera. 9 August 2006. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2006.