Prince Carl VIII von Otto-Ehrenberg

rince Carl VIII von Otto-Ehrenberg, Fürst von Otto-Ehrenberg und Graf von Ehrenberg (Carl Maria Joseph Albert Karl Emmanuel Fürst von Otto-Ehrenberg; born February 22, 1874 - died March 28, 1957) was the 13th Prince von Otto-Ehrenberg and 1st Count of Ehrenberg, He was the second son, but eldest surviving son of Prince Carl VII von Otto-Ehrenberg and Countess Alice von Protz, He was the father of Prince Carl IX von Otto-Ehrenberg, Chancellor of Civil Manor, Liverpool (England) and Hesse, Countess Margaret Caroline of Otto-Ehrenberg, Princess Georg August of Hanover and Count Julian of Otto-Ehrenberg, a famed author, His relationship with his second cousin-in-law was very positive.

Following the death of his never-seen elder brother, Count Wilhelm-Heinrich of Otto-Ehrenberg (the heir) before his birth two years later. He was the second cousin of Paul Wilhelm IV, Grand Duke of Schmidt-Reisdorf, who married Princess Elisabeth Adelaide, the younger sister of Grand Duke William Ernest of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach though his father Prince Carl VII. He was created Count of Ehrenberg by his father in the order of the sovereign Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine in 1899 before his ascension to the princely headship of Otto-Ehrenberg. Following the World War I, all German royal and noble titles were abolished following the defeat of the Central Powers; Thought of it, He would be created a possible dukedom but he rejected it and focuses on the countdom of Ehrenberg (Hesse). His youngest son Julian, was created Barony of Noer, of Schleswig-Holstein for his hard work. His wife and consort was Countess Emilia von Bösch, having married her since 1898.

Early life
Count Carl was the second son, and third child of his parents, Prince Carl VII von Otto-Ehrenberg, 12th Prince and his wife, Countess Alice von Protz (a grandniece of Prince-Bishop Thomas of Protz). He was born two years after the death of his elder brother, Count Wilhelm-Heinrich of Otto-Ehrenberg. He had an elder sister, named Countess Margaret of Otto-Ehrenberg, who was born one year older than him. The great-grandnephew of the Bishop of Aleks, the Primate and Leader of the Church, Thomas of Protz as his mother was a grandniece of him. He was tutored by four counts from Germany in his house until he came of age in 1892.

Count of Ehrenberg
He was created Count of Ehrenberg on January 26, 1899 by his father, Prince Carl VII. by the order from the Grand Duke of Hesse (Ernest Louis) after his marriage to Countess Emilia one month earlier.