Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
| Friedrich Wilhelm | |
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| Prince of Hohenzollern | |
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| Portrait by Günter Rittner, 2003. | |
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| Reign | 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010 45 years 222 days |
| Predecessor | Frederick |
| Successor | Karl Friedrich |
| Spouse | Princess Margarita of Leiningen |
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| Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern Prince Albrecht Prince Ferdinand |
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| Full name | |
| German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert | |
| House | House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern |
| Mother | Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony |
| Born | February 3, 1924 Schloss Umkirch, Umkirch, Germany |
| Died | September 16, 2010 (aged 86) |
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern[1][2] (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert Fürst von Hohenzollern[1][2]) (3 February 1924[1][2]– 16 September 2010) was the head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
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[edit] Biography
Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Schloss Umkirch.[1][2] He was the eldest son[1][2] 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][2] He became the head of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen on the 6 February 1965 following the death of his father Prince Friedrich, and remained so until his death on 16 September 2010.
According to the Romanian succession laws of the kingdom's last democratic Constitution of 1923, upon the demise of King Michael, provided he dies without any male children as is now likely, Friedrich Wilhelm's descendants will likely inherit the rights of succession to the Romanian throne, although his grandfather's renunciation of right to the Romanian throne in favour of his brother, King Ferdinand of Romania may be seen to deprive Friedrich Wilhelm's lineage of any such right (see "Line of succession to the Romanian throne").
[edit] 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.
They had three children:[1][2]
- Prince Karl Friedrich of Hohenzollern (born 1952), who succeeded Friedrich Wilhelm as head of the House of Hohenzollern;
- Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern (born 1954);
- Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern (born 1960).
[edit] Titles and styles
- 3 February 1924 – 22 October 1927: His Serene Highness Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern
- 22 October 1927 – 6 February 1965: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern
- 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010: His Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern
[edit] Ancestry
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Darryl Lundy (20 September 2006). "Friedrich Wilhelm Fürst von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen". thePeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p10440.htm#i104391. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g Paul Theroff. "HOHENZOLLERN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/hohenzollern.html. Retrieved 2008-12-28.[dead link]
Obituary of His Highness Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, The Daily Telegraph, 13 October 2010
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern
Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern
Born: 3 February 1924 |
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| 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 |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Preceded by Frederick |
— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010 Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850 |
Succeeded by Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern |
- 1924 births
- 2010 deaths
- Princes of Hohenzollern
- Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Knights Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- People from Umkirch
- Knights of the Golden Fleece
- Knights of the Order of Saint Hubert
- Recipients of the Order of the Black Eagle
- Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
