Aloysius Joseph Kamill Leopold Michael Anton Maria, 7th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, German: Aloys Joseph Kamill Leopold Michael Anton Maria, Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (15 September 1871 – 25 January 1952) was a German politician and the President of the Central Committee of German Catholics. He was a member of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and was Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg from his father's abdication in 1908 until his death on 25 January 1952.
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Family
Born in Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria, Aloysius was the sixth child and second son of Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1834–1921), brother of titular Queen consort of Portugal Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, and his wife Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein (1837-1899). Aloysius was a direct male-line descendant of Frederick I, Elector Palatine.
Life
After completing his secondary education at the Jesuit College in Feldkirch, Aloysius graduated from law schools in Prague and in Fribourg, receiving his Dr. jur. utr. in 1895.
After the completion of his education and a trip to England, Aloysius began to assume greater responsibilities as a wealthy nobleman. He began serving as a member of the Württembergian Chamber of Lords (1895), the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (1897), the Bavarian Reichsrat (1909), and the First Chamber of the Diet of the Grand Duchy of Baden (1910). In 1907, his father joined the Dominican Order and became a priest in 1908 after which he relinquished his noble titles and responsibilities to Aloysius.