Background
Hermann was born in Toronto, Ontario, as Hermann Friedrich Fernando Roland. Through his mother, Hermann is a grandson of King Boris III of Bulgaria and a great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.
Hermann was born in Toronto, Ontario, as Hermann Friedrich Fernando Roland. Through his mother, Hermann is a grandson of King Boris III of Bulgaria and a great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.
Through his father, he is a great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria (thus in the line of succession to the British throne), as well as Tsar Alexander II of Russia. On 16 May 1987, in Oakville (near Toronto), Hermann married Deborah Cully (born 2 December 1961, in Belfast), daughter of Robert and Myrna Ruth Cully. They have three children:
Princess Tatiana of Leiningen (born 27 August 1989), presently a graduate of Queen"s University
Princess Nadia of Leiningen (born 16 December 1991), presently a graduate of Queen"s University
Princess Alexandra of Leiningen (born 18 December 1997)
Hermann works in Toronto for Royal Bank of Canada Global Asset Management Incorporated., a division of the Royal Bank of Canada.
He uses the name Hermann Leiningen professionally.
