Karl (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
Karl Anton Friedrich Meinrad Fidelis von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (born February 20, 1785 in Sigmaringen , † March 11, 1853 in Bologna ) was Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen from 1831 to 1848 .
Life
Karl was the son of Prince Anton Aloys von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1762–1831) from his marriage to Amalie Zephyrine (1760–1841), daughter of Prince Philipp Joseph zu Salm-Kyrburg . His mother left her ten-week-old son in Sigmaringen and spent a large part of her life in Paris. There she prevented the mediatization of the Hohenzollern principality. She also paved the way for Charles's marriage to a niece of Napoleon's youngest sister, Caroline Bonaparte .
Karl, who was considered "rather shy", married Antoinette (1793–1847), eight years younger than Pierre Murat, a brother of the Grand Duke von Berg and later Neapolitan King Joachim Murat , on February 4, 1808 in Paris . The wedding, which was not befitting the status, was contractually signed by the Prussian house in order to legitimize the children and their claims to the nobility. In the subsequent campaigns of the coalition wars , Karl took part in the French army and was often in Napoleon's personal service, but switched to the side of the Allies in 1813.
He followed his father in 1831 as Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, but had already played a major role in government affairs. In 1833 Karl convened a constituent state parliament and proclaimed a constitutional charter as a constitution for the principality. In 1838 Prince Karl Ludwig appointed Hassenpflug to head the internal administration of the principality. He founded the state hospital and had the Ständehaus, a government and chamber building, built on Leopoldplatz in Sigmaringen (today the seat of the Hohenzollerische Landesbank ). Charles's merit was also the abolition of serfdom and various basic charges, the construction of Antonsstrasse and Karlsstrasse in Sigmaringen as well as the Prince's building there. He was considered well-read and was in correspondence with Alexander von Humboldt .
In the course of the revolution in Sigmaringen in 1848, Karl abdicated on August 27, 1848 in favor of his more liberal-minded son Karl Anton .
On March 14, 1848, after the death of his first wife, Karl married Katharina (1817–1893), daughter of Prince Karl Albrecht von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and widow of Count Franz Erwin von Ingelheim in Kupferzell .
Karl died in Bologna during a trip to Rome.
progeny
From his first marriage, Karl had the following children:
- Karoline (1810-1885)
- ⚭ 1. 1839 Count Friedrich Franz Anton von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1790–1847)
- ⚭ 2. 1850 Johann Stäger von Waldburg (1822–1882)
- Karl Anton (1811–1885), Prince of Hohenzollern, Prussian Prime Minister
- ⚭ 1834 Princess Josephine of Baden (1813–1900)
- Amalie Antoinette (1815-1841)
- ⚭ 1835 Prince Eduard of Saxony-Altenburg (1804-1852)
- Friederike (1820–1906)
- ⚭ 1844 Marchese Gioacchino Napoleone Pepoli (1825–1881)
literature
- Otto Hintze : The Hohenzollern and their work 1415-1915. Verlag A. Steiger, Solingen 1982, ISBN 3-921564-18-2 .
- Gustav Schilling: History of the House of Hohenzollern in genealogically continuous biographies of all its rulers from the oldest to the most recent times, according to documents and other authentic sources. Fleischer, Leipzig 1843, p. 300ff.
- Heinrich August Pierer: Pierer's Universal Lexicon of the Past and Present: or, Newest Encyclopedic Dictionary of Sciences, Arts and Crafts , Volume 9, 1860, p. 315 .
Web links
- The family tree ( memento from July 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the Fürst von Hohenzollern Group
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c From Paris to Krauchenwies - Migration in the service of the dynasty using the example of Antoinette Murat . Lecture by Carmen Ziwes on November 25, 2010 in Krauchenwies
- ^ Georg von Viebahn : Memories from Hohenzollern, overview of the area, the history of the country, the residential areas, industry and administration. Decker, Berlin 1853, p. 35 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Aloys |
Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen 1831–1848 |
Karl Anton |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karl Anton Friedrich Meinrad Fidelis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sigmaringen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1853 |
| Place of death | Bologna |