Karl Anton von Hohenzollern

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Karl Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig von Hohenzollern (born September 1, 1868 in Sigmaringen ; † February 21, 1919 at Namedy Castle near Andernach ) was a Prince of Hohenzollern and a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

Karl Anton was the youngest son of Prince Leopold von Hohenzollern (1835–1905) from his marriage to Antonia von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha (1845–1913), daughter of the Portuguese royal couple Ferdinand II. And Maria II. Da Gloria . His oldest brother Wilhelm was the last Prince of Hohenzollern from 1905 to 1918 ; the second brother became King of Romania in 1914 as Ferdinand I.

Karl Anton married on May 28, 1894 in Brussels Josephine , daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium , Count of Flanders (1837-1905) from his marriage to Maria Luise (1845-1912), daughter of Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen . Josephine's brother Albert became King of the Belgians in 1909.

After Karl Anton fell out with his superior officer, he ended his military career. On January 27, 1914, he was given the character of Lieutenant General and was made à la suite of the 1st Guard Dragoons Regiment "Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland" . In 1909 Prince Karl Anton bought Namedy Castle near Andernach . He had the property expanded extensively. The castle is still owned by the Hohenzollern family today.

Karl Anton died immediately after the First World War and was initially buried in the Namedy cemetery. His remains were later transferred to the Sigmaringer Erlöserkirche .

Namedy Castle seen from the northeast

progeny

Karl Anton had the following children from his marriage:

  • Stephanie (1895-1975)
⚭ 1920 (closed 1943) Joseph-Ernst Fugger von Glött (1895–1981)
  • Marie Antoinette (1896-1965)
⚭ 1924 Egon Eyrl Freiherr von und zu Waldgries and Liebenaich (1892–1981)
⚭ 1921 Ilse Margot von Friedeburg (1901–1988)
  • Henriette (* / † 1907)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert R. Taylor: The castles of the Rhine. Recreating the Middle Ages in modern Germany. Wilfried Laurier University Press, Waterloo Ont. 1998, ISBN 0-88920-268-0 , p. 356.
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.royaltyguide.nl
personal data
SURNAME Hohenzollern, Karl Anton von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carl Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Hohenzollern
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Sigmaringen
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1919
Place of death Namedy