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Admiral Victor Ferdinand Franz Eugen Gustaf Adolf Constantin Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg GCB (11 December 1833 – 31 December 1891), also known as Count Gleichen, was an officer in the Royal Navy, and a sculptor. ==Biography== He was born at Langenburg in Württemberg, the fourth child and third son of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1794–1860) and Princess Feodora of Leiningen (1807–1872). His mother was Queen Victoria's half-sister, and his family was therefore closely related to the British Royal Family. Victor (sometimes spelled Viktor) became an officer in the Royal Navy in 1848 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1854. As a Lieutenant, he served on the first-rate HMS ''St Jean d'Acre'' in the Mediterranean under Captain Henry Keppel in 1855; commanded the gunboat HMS ''Traveller'' for a few months in 1856 after her launch until she was paid off; served again under Keppel again on the fourth-rate HMS ''Raleigh'' in the East Indies and China, until she was wrecked near Macau in 1857. He was recommended for the Victoria Cross for his service in China in 1856. He was promoted to Commander in 1857, and commanded the first-rate sloop HMS ''Scourge'' in the Mediterranean. Promoted to Captain in 1859, he took command of the 21-gun corvette HMS ''Racoon'' from commissioning in 1863 until 1866, during which time Queen Victoria's second son, Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844–1900) served on board as a lieutenant. He retired from active service in 1866, and was appointed KCB that year (advanced to GCB in 1887). In retirement, he was promoted to the rank of Retired Rear admiral in December 1876, and advanced to Retired Vice admiral on 23 November 1881 and to Retired Admiral on 24 May 1881. Prince Victor reverted to the title of Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg in December 1885. He died in London and was buried at Sunningdale. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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