Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert Fürst von Hohenzollern; 3 February 1924– 16 September 2010)[1] was the head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern for over 45 years.
| Friedrich Wilhelm | |||||
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| Prince of Hohenzollern | |||||
 Portrait by Günter Rittner, 2003. | |||||
| Head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern[1] | |||||
| Tenure | 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | Frederick | ||||
| Successor | Karl Friedrich | ||||
| Born | 3 February 1924 Schloss Umkirch, Umkirch, Weimar Republic | ||||
| Died | 16 September 2010 (aged 86) Sigmaringen | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern Prince Albrecht Prince Ferdinand | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern | ||||
| Mother | Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony | ||||
Biography
Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Schloss Umkirch. He was the eldest son of Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (1891–1965) and his wife, Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony (1900–1962), the daughter of the last King of Saxony Frederick Augustus III.[1] He became the head of the House of Hohenzollern on 6 February 1965 following the death of his father Prince Friedrich, and remained so until his death on 16 September 2010. [1]
According to the Romanian succession laws of the kingdom's last democratic Constitution of 1923, Friedrich Wilhelm's descendants would have a claim to the Romanian throne (see "Line of succession to the former Romanian throne") upon the demise of former King Michael.[1]
Marriage and issue
Friedrich Wilhelm married Princess Margarita of Leiningen (1932–1996) on 3 February 1951. She was a child of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen, and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia.[2]
They had three children:[3]
- Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (born 1952), who succeeded Friedrich Wilhelm as head of the House of Hohenzollern;
- Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern (born 1954), married Nathalie Rocabado de Viets and had two children;
- Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern (born 1960), married Countess Ilona Kálnoky de Köröspatak and had three children.
Courtesy titles and styles
- 3 February 1924 – 22 October 1927: His Serene Highness Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern[4]
- 22 October 1927 – 6 February 1965: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern[2]
- 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010: His Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern, Burggrave of Nuremberg, Count of Sigmaringen and Veringen, Count of Berg, Lord of Haigerloch and Werstein, etc[3]
Honours
- Grand Master of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern[3]
Knight of the Seraphim (1961)
Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.
Knight of Saint Hubert. [1]
Officer's Cross (Merit Cross 1st Class) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Knight of the Black Eagle. [1]
Knight of the Golden Fleece. [1]- Bailiff Grand Cross Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[3]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Carol I[2]
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern |
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References
- Obituary of His Highness Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, The Daily Telegraph, 13 October 2010
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (1953). P 71-72
- Almanach de Gotha (2004) P 163
- Gothaischer Hofkalender genealogisches Taschenbuch der fürstlichen Häuser (1926). Page 71, 72.
External links
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern Born: 3 February 1924 | ||
| German nobility | ||
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| Preceded by Frederick |
Prince of Hohenzollern 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010 |
Succeeded by Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern |
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