The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-01
OBITU AIRY .
PRINCE VICTOR HoHENLoHE.

prince Victor HobenIohe who has been So
i,nrninp i'm London aud has been Ill for some
lime suffering from cancer uieu yesterday ioh
''i Tlodwig Carl Victor, Prince OF HoheDlohe-
SchillngsfIrs born at RothenDurg. MaIch 81,
1919 was the second son OF FIanc , 81 JOS pm;
Waldenburgl Gu the deat0 OF MS father In
1871 CIOdwig had just begun his judicial ana
historical studies IN the University OF GOttlngen.
A year later. after having PASSED his exalnlha-
tiOn with distinction. lie took subordinate posi-
lion I'm the public service as Auscultator In me
ONCE of Justice at EhreubreitsieiD. lie n XII
became r., ferendary OF the Government at Pots
dam. " bile working thus diligently at bis post
In Prussia The Landgiave OF n-lthelniels-
RoIhenburg died, and The princely family oil Ho-
benlohe succeeded TO rich inheritance, lnc,ud-
ing The lordships OF Ratibor aud Convey. The
event. however, did not alter Cl0dwlg's position.
His elder brother took the domains OF kallOOr
and Convey, 10 which the King OF Prussia, VIII
lam ~, added tile tile OF Duke. In 1916,
on the death OF his brother, Philip Ernest,
Clodwig succeeded, with the consent OF his elder
brother, the old family seat OF Schllllugsfurst,
and foiSaking the Prussian service, took up his
permanent residence in Bavaria. Thus 1T 27
wears OF age he became hereditary member OF
the Bavaran Parliament. The Ministry mean
while In Frankfort, sent him as ambassador 10
Athens, Florence and Rome. In lS49 he lie
turned 10 Frankfort Having married the
Princess of Sayn-N ttgensteln, by whom he has
numerous family, he retired for some en- years
into private life, paying frequent visits to En-
gland, France and Italy. In 1860 The Prince
again entered Parliamentary life aud favored
throughout an alliance with Prussia. Toward
the end OF 1866 the youthful King requested
Hohenohe 10 prepare aud lay before him pro-
gramme of The principles which were 10 rye
eventually as the Ministerial policy. Prince
HohenlOhe fulfilled his commission TO the sails
facliou OF the King, land on January l, 1867
succeeded Pfordten as BavaTian Minister The
whole OF Germany al last adopted the Hohen-
lobe programme. In 1868 and 1869 Prince HO-
henlOhe was elected Vice President OF ihe Gus
toms Parliament of tho German Federation. In
his capacity as Foreign Minister OF Bavaria he
issued his famous circulur Of April 8. 1863,
directing the sttentlon OF The European Cabinets
10 the seriou consequences likely 10 arise from
The DEGREES OF the Ecum meal Council OF the
Vatican. Prince HohenOhe could not hold out
against the attacks OF The combined Particular
lists, Catholics and Austriacant IN The Bavarian
Parliament, and had TO resign March z, 1870
He then resumed his seat ia The Munich House
of Peers, and in few months, Oh France threat
enlng war, Inade himself conspicuous by insist
ing upon The participation OF Bavaria In the
great national feud. AT The termination of the
lie was elected 10 the first German PaTlia-
ment. In May, 1874, he was chosen German
ambassador al Paris, aud was German pleni-
potenllaIy at the Congress Of Berlin in 1878. In
August OF that year he was reelected 10 the
Reichsfag. After the death Of Marshal Marteuf-
Eel Prince HOhenoDe was appointed Governor
OF Alsace- Lorraine.