Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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Prince of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...
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Sigmaringen Sigmaringen ( Swabian: ''Semmerenga'') is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district. Sigmaringen is renowned for its castle, Schloss Sigmaringen ...
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House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...
for over 45 years.


Biography

Friedrich Wilhelm was born in
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Umkirch. He was the eldest son of
Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern , succession = Prince of Hohenzollern , image = FriedrichHohenzollern1.jpg , caption = , reign=22 October 1927 – 6 February 1965, reign-type=Tenure, predecessor = William , successor = Frederick William , spouse ...
(1891–1965) and his wife,
Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony , succession = Prince of Hohenzollern , image = FriedrichHohenzollern1.jpg , caption = , reign=22 October 1927 – 6 February 1965, reign-type=Tenure, predecessor = William , successor = Frederick William , spouse ...
(1900–1962), the daughter of the last
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Frederick Augustus III. He became the head of the House of Hohenzollern on 6 February 1965 following the death of his father Prince Friedrich, and remained so until his death on 16 September 2010. According to the
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n succession laws of the kingdom's last democratic Constitution of 1923, Friedrich Wilhelm's descendants have had a claim to the throne of Romania since 2017, when former King Michael died.


Marriage and issue

Friedrich Wilhelm married Princess Margarita of Leiningen (1932–1996) on 3 February 1951. She was a child of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen, and his wife,
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. They had three children: *
Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern , succession = Prince of Hohenzollern , image = Karl Friedrich von Hohenzollern (2012).jpg , caption = Karl Friedrich in 2012 , reign = 16 September 2010 – present , reign-type = Tenure , predecessor = ...
(born 1952), who succeeded Friedrich Wilhelm as head of the House of Hohenzollern; * Prince Albrecht of Hohenzollern (born 1954), married Nathalie Rocabado de Viets and had two children; * Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern (born 1960), married Countess Ilona Kálnoky de Köröspatak and had three children.


Courtesy titles and styles

*3 February 1924 – 22 October 1927: ''His Serene Highness'' Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of HohenzollernGothaischer Hofkalender genealogisches Taschenbuch der fürstlichen Häuser (1926). Page 71, 72. *22 October 1927 – 6 February 1965: ''His Highness'' The Hereditary Prince of HohenzollernGenealogisches Handbuch des Adels (1953). P 71-72 *6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010: ''His Highness'' The Prince of Hohenzollern
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(2004) P 163


Honours

* Grand Master of the
House Order of Hohenzollern The House Order of Hohenzollern (german: Hausorden von Hohenzollern or ') was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military commissioned officers and civilians of comparable status. Associated with the various ...
* Knight of the Seraphim (1961) * Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the
Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (SMOCG) ( it, Sacro Militare Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio, es, Sagrada Orden Militar Constantiniana de San Jorge), also historically referred to as the Imperial Constantinian Order ...
. * Knight of Saint Hubert. * Officer's Cross (Merit Cross 1st Class) of the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...
. * Knight of the Black Eagle. *
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. * Bailiff Grand Cross Honour and Devotion of the
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* Grand Cross of the Order of Carol I


Ancestry


References


Sources


Obituary of His Highness Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, The Daily Telegraph, 13 October 2010


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