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| Prince Ernest L.V.C.A.J.E Leiningen R.N. | Explanation |
| A step-nephew of Queen Victoria; his German title was Ernst Leopold Victor Carl August Joseph Emich, 4. Fürst zu Leiningen |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 9 November 1830 | | Born (Amorbach, Bavaria) |
| 11 September 1858 | | Married Princess Marie of Baden |
| 4 April 1904 | | Died (Amorbach) |
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| Date | Rank |
| 1849 | Entered Navy |
| 2 May 1855 | Lieutenant |
| 10 August 1857 | Commander |
| 25 October 1860 | Captain |
| 31 December 1876 | Rear-Admiral |
| 1 December 1881 | Vice-Admiral |
| 7 June 1887 | Admiral |
| 9 November 1895 | Retired Admiral |
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| Date from | Date to | Service |
| 22 December 1855 | | Lieutenant in Magicienne, commanded by Nicholas Vansittart, Mediterranean |
| December 1856 | 10 August 1857 | Lieutenant in Victoria and Albert, commanded by Joseph Denman, Portsmouth |
| 19 July 1858 | 25 October 1860 | Commander (2ic) in Fairy, commanded by Joseph Denman, Portsmouth, tender to Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht |
| 13 March 1862 | 1 April 1863 | Captain in Magicienne (from commissioning at Plymouth), the Baltic during the Russian War, then the Mediterranean |
| May 1863 | | Captain in Victoria and Albert, Portsmouth |