Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern
Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[1][2] (German: Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen[1][2]) (1 September 1868[1][2] – 21 February 1919[1][2]) was a member of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.[1][2] Karl Anton was the third and youngest son[1][2] of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Infanta Antónia of Portugal.[1][2] Karl Anton's elder brothers were William, Prince of Hohenzollern and Ferdinand I of Romania.[1][2]
Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern | |||||
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Born | Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern, Prussia | 1 September 1868||||
Died | 21 February 1919 50) Namedy | (aged||||
Spouse | Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium | ||||
Issue | Princess Stephanie Princess Marie Antoinette Prince Albrecht Princess Henriette | ||||
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House | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
Father | Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern | ||||
Mother | Infanta Antónia of Portugal |
Marriage and issue
On 28 May 1894 in Brussels, Karl Anton married his cousin Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (Brussels 18 October 1872-Namur 6 January 1958), daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and his wife Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.[1][2] In 1909 the couple purchased Namedy Castle near Andernach. Karl Anton served as a Prussian Lieutenant general during World War I and died after his return to Namedy in 1919, at age 51.
Karl Anton and Joséphine Caroline had four children:[1][2]
- Princess Stephanie Josephine Karola Philippine Leopoldine Marie of Hohenzollern (8 April 1895 – 7 August 1975) she married Joseph Ernst Prince Fugger of Glött, on 18 May 1920 and they were divorced in 1943.
- Princess Marie Antoinette Wilhelmine Auguste Viktoria of Hohenzollern (23 October 1896 – 4 July 1965) she married Baron Egon Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich on 27 November 1924. They have four children:
- Baroness Veronika Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich (15 August 1926 – 13 August 1942) she died at the age of fifteen.
- Baroness Stephanie Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich (17 December 1930) she married Josef von Zallinger-Stillendorf on 27 November 1950. They have four children.
- Baroness Elisabeth Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich (15 May 1932) she married Bernhard Baron von Hohenbuhel gennant Heufler of Rasen on 9 August 1954. They have six children.
- Baron Carl Josef Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich (19 January 1935) he married Countess Isabelle Ceschi a Santa Croce on 12 April 1975. They have four children.
- Prince Albrecht Ludwig Leopold Tassilo of Hohenzollern (28 September 1898 – 30 July 1977) he married Ilse Margot von Friedeburg on 19 May 1921. They have five children:
- Princess Josephine Wilhelma of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (15 February 1922 – 11 July 2006)
- Princess Luise-Dorothea of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (9 February 1924 – 11 November 1988) she married Egbert Count of Plettenberg on 11 June 1947. They have seven children.
- Princess Rose-Margarethe of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (19 February 1930 – 16 February 2005) she married Edgar Pfersdorf on 15 September 1955. They have four children.
- Princess Maria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1 April 1935 – 1 April 1935) she died at one day old.
- Prince Godehard-Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (17 April 1939 – 21 May 2001) he married Heide Hansen on 29 August 1971. They have two children.
- Princess Henriette Leopoldine Wilhelmine of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (29 September 1907 – 3 October 1907) she died at four days old.
Titles, styles, and honours
Titles and styles
- 1 September 1868 – 3 September 1869: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- 3 September 1869 – 21 February 1919: His Serene Highness Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern
Honours
- German decorations[3]
Hohenzollern: Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class with Swords Kingdom of Prussia: - Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, with Swords
- Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
- Iron Cross, 1st Class
- Long Service Award
Anhalt: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 1889[4] Baden:[5] - Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1900
- Grand Cross of the Order of Berthold the First, 1900
Bavaria: - Knight of St. Hubert, 1905[6]
- Grand Cross of the Military Merit Order
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Cross for Distinction in War Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon
- Foreign decorations[7]
Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1900[8] Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Leopold, 1894[9] Empire of Japan: - Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
- Service Cross
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion[10] Ottoman Empire: - Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class
- Gold Imtiyaz Medal
Kingdom of Portugal: - Grand Cross of the Sash of the Two Orders
- Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword, with Collar
Kingdom of Romania: - Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
- Grand Cross of the Crown of Romania
- Military Virtue Cross, 1st Class
United Kingdom: - Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (expelled in 1915)
- Bailiff Grand Cross of St. John (expelled in 1915)
Ancestry
Ancestors of Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern |
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References
- Darryl Lundy (19 March 2005). "Karl Anton Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- Paul Theroff. "HOHENZOLLERN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat (1918), Genealogy p.6
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1894) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1896), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 67, 76-77
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 9
- Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Preußen (1908), Genealogy p.6
- "Ritter-Orden: Leopold-orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, p. 74, retrieved 2 November 2019
- Nieuws Van Den Dag (Het) 03-02-1894
- Justus Perthes, Almanach de Gotha 1919 (1919) p. 73