Wilhelm of Hohenzollern

Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Wilhelm August Karl Joseph Peter Ferdinand Benedikt von Hohenzollern (* March 7, 1864 at Benrath Palace in Benrath ; † October 22, 1927 in Sigmaringen ) was the Royal Prussian General of the Infantry and from 1905 to 1918 Prince of Hohenzollern.

Life

Wilhelm was the son of Prince Leopold von Hohenzollern and the Infanta Antonia Maria of Portugal . From June 27, 1889 he was first married to Maria Theresa of Bourbon-Sicily , daughter of Prince Ludwig of Bourbon-Sicily , and from January 20, 1915 in second marriage to Adelgunde of Bavaria , daughter of King Ludwig III. married from Bavaria .

Wilhelm's father, Prince Leopold, had Sigmaringen Castle completely redesigned in the style of eclecticism by the Munich architect Emanuel von Seidl from 1899 onwards . He also had the so-called “Portuguese Gallery” built there. Only after the death of his father did Prince Wilhelm take over the building supervision.

Under Wilhelm the final break between the Princely Hohenzollern House, which had hitherto been Francophile, and France. An orientation towards Prussia was taken, which was also shown, among other things, in the fact that from now on mainly Prussian servants (marshals, house staff, etc.) were hired.

Prince Wilhelm von Hohenzollern (left) during an imperial maneuver in 1909

After the end of the war and the proclamation of the Republic in November 1918, a completely new political era began in Hohenzollern . Rioting occurred in only a few cases in the course of the revolution, but the fear of radical attacks was massive. On November 13, 1918, a delegation from the Center and the Democrats persuaded Prince Wilhelm von Hohenzollern to renounce privileges and financial advantages in order to prevent a possible armed attack on Sigmaringen Castle.

progeny

Wilhelm had the following children from his first marriage:

Auguste Viktoria (1890–1966) ∞ Ex-King Emanuel II of Portugal
Friedrich Viktor (1891–1965), head of the former Princely House of Hohenzollern
Franz Joseph (1891–1964), Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden

Awards

In 1906 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown .

Individual evidence

^ 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.
↑ Vera Romeu: Armistice of 1918. Little reminds of the end of the war . In: "Schwäbische Zeitung", November 11, 2008
↑ Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1907 , p. 31.

literature

Günter Schmitt : Sigmaringen . In: Günter Schmitt: Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb . Volume 3: Danube Valley. Hiking and discovering between Sigmaringen and Tuttlingen . Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach 1990, ISBN 3-924489-50-5 , pp. 41-62.

Web links

Commons : Wilhelm von Hohenzollern - Collection of images, videos and audio files

The family tree ( memento from July 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the Fürst von Hohenzollern Group

predecessor	Office	successor
Leopold	Head of the (formerly) Princely House of Hohenzollern 1905–1927	Friedrich

personal data
SURNAME	Hohenzollern, Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German nobleman, Prince of Hohenzollern
DATE OF BIRTH	March 7, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH	Benrath
DATE OF DEATH	October 22, 1927
Place of death	Sigmaringen

[1] 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.

[2] Vera Romeu: Armistice of 1918. Little reminds of the end of the war . In: "Schwäbische Zeitung", November 11, 2008

[3] Court and State Manual of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1907 , p. 31.