Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingfürst, (26 February 1823 – 30 October 1896) was a member of the Hohenlohe family of Germany, claiming descent from Eberhard, one of the early dukes of Franconia. He became a cardinal of the Catholic Church.


Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Portrait - Adolfo Müller-Ury (1882–1884).
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed15 July 1878
Term ended30 October 1896
PredecessorCostantino Patrizi Naro
SuccessorVincenzo Vannutelli
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1895–96)
Orders
OrdinationJanuary 1849
by Luigi Maria Parisio
Consecration22 November 1857
by Pope Pius IX
Created cardinal22 June 1866
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Priest (1866–79; 1884–96)
Cardinal-Bishop (1879–84)
Personal details
Born
Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

26 February 1823
Rotenburg an der Fulda, German Confederation
Died30 October 1896(1896-10-30) (aged 73)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedTeutonic Cemetery
ParentsFranz Joseph von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Caroline Friederike Constanze von Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Archbishop of Edessa (1857–66)
  • Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina (1866–79)
  • Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1879–83)
  • Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto (1884–95)
Alma materPontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
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