Prince Inigo of Urach

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Prince of Urach

Prince Inigo

Prince of Urach
Head of the House of Lithuania
Tenure| 1 February 1992 – present
Predecessor| Wilhelm Albert of Urach
Heir apparent| Prince Eberhard

Born| Eberhard Friedrich Inigo Antonius Maria von Urach[1]
(1962-04-12) 12 April 1962 (age 62)
Bachhausen, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Spouse|

Baroness Danielle von und zu Bodman

(m. 1991)​

Issue| 3
House| Urach
Father| Prince Eberhard of Urach
Mother| Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis
Religion| Roman Catholic
Military career
Allegiance| Germany
Service / branch| Bundeswehr
Rank| Major[2]

Prince Inigo of Urach, Count of Württemberg, (German: Eberhard Friedrich Inigo Fürst von Urach; Lithuanian: Princas Eberhardas Frydrichas Inigo fon Urachas; born April 12, 1962) is a member of the House of Urach and the fifth pretender to the defunct Lithuanian throne. He is the grandson in the male line of King-elect of Lithuania, Wilhelm Karl of Urach, known by his regnal name as Mindaugas II, and is a descendant of Duchess Liudvika Karolina Radvilaitė of the Radvila family from Biržai.[3][4][5]

## Life, family and education

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Prince Inigo was born in Bachhausen, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany, on April 12, 1962, as the fifth and youngest child of Prince Eberhard of Urach and Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis. Inigo's father died when he was only seven. In September 1991, he married his wife, Baroness Danielle von und zu Bodman at Niederaichbach, Germany, with whom he currently has 3 children.[3] Inigo is a forester by profession and served in the Bundeswehr armed forces[6][2] while his wife studied biogenetics.[3]

In 2009, at the age of 47, he made his first visit to Lithuania. From this year onwards, his visits to Lithuania are being organized regularly.[3] Prince Inigo's first official visit to Lithuania, however, happened on November 17–21, 2012.[5] Lithuanian monarchist movements consider Prince Inigo to be the rightful pretender to the now-abolished Lithuanian throne as the marriages of his older brothers are morganatic.[2] “If Lithuanians will ever want to revive the monarchy, if they will need my knowledge and experience, I am ready to accept this honour the same way my grandfather did. However, this decision will be not up to me, but to the Lithuanian people,” Prince Inigo once said in an interview for the Lithuanian press.[7]

He speaks German, English and is known to be learning Lithuanian.[2]

## Political views

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### Nuclear energy

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Inigo is an outspoken critic of nuclear energy, deeming it to be costly and unpromising in the long run and urging to focus on sustainable energy instead. “I think that nuclear energy is a cul-de-sac. Uranium, like oil are finite and limited resources,” Prince has said in an interview. “And also all the pollution related to the fuel, production, use and later destruction. The best solution is green-energies. Let us recall the Gospel of Matthew: Is it human that your child asks for bread, and you give him a stone? And what we do, we leave all these problems to our children and grandchildren,” he added. Inigo has reacted positively to the shutdown of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania, by saying that the nuclear waste it produced was raying, poisonous, and “dangerous for fifty thousand years”.[8]

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Prince Inigo of Urach

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| 4\. Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach|

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| 9\. Princess Florestine of Monaco

| 2\. Prince Eberhard of Urach|

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| 10\. Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria

| 5\. Duchess Amalie in Bavaria|

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| 11\. Princess Sophie of Saxony

| 1\. Prince Inigo of Urach|
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| 12\. Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

| 6\. Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis|

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| 13\. Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria

| 3\. Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis|

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| 14\. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

| 7\. Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg|

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| 15\. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

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## References

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1. ^ Łapszewicz, Brygita (July 4, 2018). "Litwa a współczesne monarchie" [Lithuania and modern monarchies]. Kurier Wileński (in Polish).
2. ^ a b c d Kontrimavičiūtė, Inga (September 19, 2012). "Lietuvos karalystė – ne tuščia fantazija?" [Is the Kingdom of Lithuania not an empty fantasy?] (in Lithuanian). Delfi.
3. ^ a b c d Treščina, Ana. "Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo II anūko istorija: dviejų kilmingų jaunuolių meilė užsimezgė ne pilyje, o, kaip ir daugumos kitų jaunuolių, – turistiniame žygyje" [The story of King Mindaugas II's grandson: the love of two noble young people sparked not in the castle but, like that of most other youth, during a tourist trip] (in Lithuanian). Moteris.
4. ^ Kitokia Lietuva 2014-07-05 Kunigaikštis INIGO EBERHARDARS FON URACHAS ir AIVARS LILEIKA. YouTube.
5. ^ a b Švedarauskas, Stanislovas (December 29, 2012). "Visuotinės gerovės valstybė – tai Lietuvos Karalystė" [The Universal Welfare State Is the Kingdom of Lithuania]. Ūkio patarėjas (in Lithuanian).
6. ^ Iškauskas, Č. (17 February 2013). "Lietuva – monarchija? Viltys dar nežlugo…" [Lithuania — a monarchy? Hopes are not lost yet...] (in Lithuanian). alkas.lt.
7. ^ Jakavičius-Grimlauskas, Liudvikas (May 19, 2013). "Mindaugo II anūkas: jei lietuviai panorės atgaivinti monarchiją, esu pasirengęs priimti šią garbę" [Mindaugas II's grandson: if Lithuanians would like to revive the monarchy, I am ready to accept this honor] (in Lithuanian). Delfi.
8. ^ Jakavičius-Grimalauskas, Liudvikas (May 5, 2013). "King of Lithuania? Prince Inigo von Urach is ready!" VilNews.

Prince Inigo of Urach

House of Urach

Cadet branch of the House of Württemberg

Born: 12 April 1962

Titles in pretence
Preceded by

Wilhelm Albert, Duke of Urach

| — TITULAR —
King of Lithuania
1 February 1992 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Preposition to restore the monarchy withdrawn in 1918 by the
Council of Lithuania | Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Eberhard of Urach
*[m.]: married