The regiment was originally known as "Légion royale étrangère" upon its inception on September 6,1815, but in 1821 it was later renamed the Régiment de Hohenlohe after its founder and commanding officer Colonel-Prince Louis Aloysius de Hohenlohe.
The regiment was originally known as "Légion royale étrangère" upon its inception on September 6,1815. It was later renamed the Régiment de Hohenlohe after its founder and commanding officer Colonel-Prince Louis Aloysius de Hohenlohe. This was in 1821.