INYHENLOIIE. a princely family of Germany, formerly in possession of the nolienlohe principality, was mediatized 1806. The ancestry of this noble house dates back to the early dukes of Franconia, and it was at first divided into two branches, the Hohenlobe-Hohenlolie, and the. Hohenlohe-Speckfeld; but the former was soon extinct, the last descendant dying in the fourth generation. Of the descendants of the Hohenlohe-Speckfeld branch, Georg, reigning duke in 1551, left two sons, who founded respectively the families of—I. Hohenlolie-Neuenstein-Oehringen, which died out in 1805, and of Hohenlohe-.Neuenstein-Langenburg, now subdivided into Hohenlohe Oehriugen, and The branch of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, since divided into Hohenlohe-Bartenstem, and Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst. Of the elder branches, FREDERICK LuDwio, prince of Hohenlobe Ingelfingen (1746-1818), distin guished himself at the battle of Weissenberg, and gained the victory at Kaiserlauteu ; but after the defeat of Jena, 1806, he retired from active participation in the campaign. Of the younger branches, ALEXANDER LEOPOLD FRANZ ENIMERICII, descendant of the Holienlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst family, is the best known (1794-1849). He was
in priestly orders, and during the terrible epidemic fevers at Stuttgart, he devoted himself to the sick, and did much by his eloquence, both there and in Munich, to revive religious feeling. Miraculous cores were attributed to him, one of his first patients being the princess Schwarzenberg, a paralytic. His fame was increased by his sudden cure of an American lady, Mrs. Mattingley, at Washington, 1824. He published many controversial works, but did not succeed in obtaining the papal sanction for his treat ment of disease. Another descendant of the same branch is the Bavarian statesman, KARL VICTOR, born 1819, one of Bismarck's firmest adherents, a member of the reichstag, and in 1871 its vice-president. 'He was a strong advocate of German unity, and although he was one of the first to introduce the Prussian military system into Bavaria, he favored the South German confederation. The present representatives of the family are, for the Neuenstein branch. :