Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (7 October 1841 – 6 August 1866) was a German prince and soldier. He was a member of the Princely House of
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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. During the
Austro-Prussian War
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, while serving with the
First Foot Guards, Prince Anton was mortally wounded at
Königgrätz and died 33 days later of his wounds.
Family
His father was
Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern
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, and his mother was
Princess Josephine of Baden
Princess Josephine Friederike Luise of Baden (21 October 1813 – 19 June 1900) was Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen from 27 August 1848 to 7 December 1849 during the brief reign of her husband, Prince Karl Anton. Josephine was the second ...
, daughter of
Grand Duke Charles of Baden. Anton had several siblings, including:
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Leopold
Leopold may refer to:
People
* Leopold (given name)
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Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
* Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons''
* Leopold Bloom, the protagonist o ...
(1835–1905)
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Stephanie
Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "St ...
(1837–1859)
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Karl Karl may refer to:
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* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
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(1839–1914)
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Friedrich Friedrich may refer to:
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* Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich''
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* Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...
(1843–1904)
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Maria Luise (1845–1912)
He was very close to his brother,
Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Ancestry
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1841 births
1866 deaths
Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Sons of monarchs