Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896–1978)

Prince William Victor Charles Augustus Henry Sigismund of Prussia (German: Wilhelm Viktor Karl August Heinrich Sigismund; 27 November 1896 at Kiel – 14 November 1978 at Esparza, Costa Rica), was the second son of Prince Henry of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine.[1] He was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia. A great-grandson of Queen Victoria through both his parents,[1] he was the only one of three brothers who did not have the hemophilia common among her descendants.[2]

This article is about the Prince Sigismund born in 1896. For his uncle of the same name born in 1864, see Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864–1866).
Prince Sigismund
Prince Sigismund of Prussia
Born(1896-11-27)27 November 1896
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire
Died14 November 1978(1978-11-14) (aged 81)
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Burial21 November 1978
Esparza, Costa Rica
Spouse
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
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(m. 1919)​
IssuePrincess Barbara
Prince Alfred
Full name
German: Wilhelm Viktor Karl August Heinrich Sigismund
English: William Victor Charles Augustus Henry Sigismund
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Henry of Prussia
MotherPrincess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
Prussian Royalty
House of Hohenzollern
Frederick III
Children
Wilhelm II
Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen
Prince Henry
Prince Sigismund
Princess Viktoria
Prince Waldemar
Sophia, Queen of the Hellenes
Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
Grandchildren
Prince Waldemar
Prince Sigismund
Prince Heinrich
Great Grandchildren
Princess Barbara
Prince Alfred

Life
Sigismund with his older brother and their parents.

Marriage and issue

On 11 July 1919 at Hemmelmark, he married Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (4 March 1899 – 16 February 1989), eldest daughter of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. They had two children.[3][1]

Costa Rica

Prior to emigrating from Europe to Central America, he served as a marine officer.[2]

In 1927, Prince Sigismund and his family resettled in Costa Rica.[4] He planned to engage in banana and coffee planting on land he owned there. They were accompanied by only a governess, as the children were still young.[4]

Sigismund died in Puntarenas on 14 November 1978.[2]

Honours and awards

Prince Sigismund received the following awards:[5]

Ancestry

See also

References
  1. Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp. 27-28, 131, 173. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
  2. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery. Paris. 2002. pp. 78, 91-93 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  3. "preussen.de". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  4. "Prussian Prince Moves to Costa Rica", The New York Times, Colon, 22 December 1927
  5. Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat (1918), Genealogy p.3
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