Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg his younger brother Hermann, after he intended to marry unequally. However, he retained the title of Prince (). Carl Ludwig was married morganatically on 22 February 1861 in Paris to Maria Grathwohl (1837–1901), eldest daughter of Georg Andreas Grathwohl and his wife, Friederike Meyer. His wife, unable to share his title, was created "Baroness von Bronn" in the nobility of Württemberg, the title being made heritable for all their children and legitimate male-line descendants. They had three children: Carl Ludwig II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Carl Ludwig II, 5th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (; 25 October 182916 May 1907), was the eldest
Prince Michael of Kent of Middlesex. Prince Michael speaks fluent Russian and has a strong interest in Russia, where he is a well-known figure (he is a recipient of the Order of Friendship). Tsar Nicholas II was a first cousin of three of his grandparents. When the bodies of the Tsar and some of his family were recovered in 1991, the remains were later identified by DNA using, among others, a sample from Prince Michael for recognition. He attended the 1998 burial of the Tsar and his family in St Petersburg. He is an Honorary Member of the Romanov Family Association. He is also