Tragedies That Shook Royal Families Around The World

Prince Ernst And Princess Sabine Of Germany Killed Themselves in Suicide Pact

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Prince Ernst Leopold, a cousin of the Queen of England, committed suicide alongside his wife, Princess Sabine Margarethe in 1996. The pair killed themselves in their car at a resort in the Bavarian woods, by simultaneously shooting themselves with hunting rifles.

Reports surfaced that the couple were living beyond their means and had collapsed underneath the pressure of financial burden. Others close to the couple were less inclined to believe this explanation of events, with Prince Andreas, a cousin, stating “There had to be another reason.” Sabine and Ernst shared no children, but the prince left behind six kids from his previous marriages.