Karl Vladimir Ernst Heinrich, Prince of Leiningen was the son of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen and Maria Kirillovna of Russia.
Background
Maria was the daughter of Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, a paternal granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia. As such, Karl was a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria and Alexander II of Russia (as Victoria Melita and Cyril Vladimirovich were both grandchildren of Alexander II). Karl was born in Coburg, Germany.
Career
As a young man, he worked mainly as a salesman in Paris. Marriage and issue Later life Carl moved to Toronto, where he entered finance and became an executive in a brokerage firm. He eventually became a naturalized Canadian citizen.
He next moved to Zurich.
Persuaded by some Jewish friends to visit Israel, Karl eventually found a job through the help of some new-found Israeli friends. He subsequently moved there, rarely leaving except for short visits with his family.
He lived in Israel until his death on 28 September 1990 in Vered Hagalil. Titles and styles 2 January 1928 – 28 September 1990: His Serene Highness Prince Karl of Leiningen.