Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern
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| Frederick William | |
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| Prince of Hohenzollern | |
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| Portrait by Günter Rittner, 2003. | |
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| Predecessor | Frederick |
| Heir-Apparent | Karl Friedrich |
| Spouse | Princess Margarita of Leiningen |
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| Karl Friedrich, Hereditary 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 | |
| Father | Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern |
| Mother | Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony |
| Born | February 3, 1924 Schloss Umkirch, Umkirch, Germany |
Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern[1][2] (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert Fürst von Hohenzollern[1][2]) (born 3 February 1924[1][2]) is the head of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
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[edit] Biography
Frederick William was born in Schloss Umkirch.[1][2] He is the oldest 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. According to the Romanian succession laws of the kingdom's last democratic Constitution of 1923, upon the death of King Michael, provided he dies without any male children as is now likely, Prince Frederick William will likely inherit the rights of succession to the Romanian throne, although it is debated that his grandfather's renunciation to the Romanian throne in favor of his brother, King Ferdinand I of Romania, deprives him of any such rights (see "Line of succession to the Romanian throne").
[edit] Marriage and issue
Prince Frederick William married Princess Margarita of Leiningen (1932-1996) on the 3 February 1951 and they had three children:[1][2]
- Karl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern (born 1952)
- Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern (born 1954)
- Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern (born 1960)
[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms
[edit] Titles and styles
- 3 February 1924 – 22 October 1927: His Serene Highness Prince Frederick William of Hohenzollern
- 22 October 1927 – 6 February 1965: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern
- 6 February 1965 – present: His Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern
[edit] Ancestry
[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 on 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 on 2008-12-28.
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Frederick William, 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 - present |
Incumbent Heir: Karl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Preceded by Frederick |
— TITULAR — Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 6 February 1965 - present Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850 |
Incumbent Heir: Karl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern |
| Romanian royalty | ||
| First | Line of succession to the Romanian throne 1st position |
Succeeded by Karl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern |
