Princess Margarita of Leiningen

Full name
	German: Margarita Ileana Viktoria Alexandra

Princess Margarita
Princess Margarita
	Princess of Hohenzollern
Born	9 May 1932; Coburg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Died	16 June 1994 (aged 62); Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Spouse	Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern (m. 1951)
Issue	Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern; Prince Albrecht; Prince Ferdinand
Full name
	German: Margarita Ileana Viktoria Alexandra
House	Leiningen
Father	Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen
Mother	Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia

Princess Margarita of Leiningen[1][2] (Full German name: Margarita Ileana Viktoria Alexandra Prinzessin zu Leiningen[1][2]) (born 9 May 1932 in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany;[1][2] committed suicide[3] on 16 June 1994 in Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[1][2]) was a Princess of Leiningen by birth and the Princess of Hohenzollern by marriage. Margarita was the fourth child and second-eldest daughter[1][2] of Karl, 6th Prince of Leiningen and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia.[1][2] Margarita was the Princess consort of Hohenzollern 6 February 1965 – 16 June 1994.

Marriage and issue

Margarita married Frederick William, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern (later Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern), eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern, and his wife, Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony, civilly in Sigmaringen on 5 January 1951 and religiously in Amorbach on 3 February 1951.[1][2] Margarita and Frederick William had three sons:[1][2]

Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (20 April 1952); married Countess Alexandra Schenck von Stauffenberg on 17 May 1985 and they were divorced on 21 January 2010. They have four children. He remarried Nina de Zomer on 17 July 2010.
Prince Albrecht Johannes Hermann Meinrad Hubertus Michael Stephan of Hohenzollern (3 August 1954); married Nathalie Rocabado de Viets on September 2001. They have two daughters:
- Princess Josephine Marie Isabelle Sophia Margarete of Hohenzollern (31 October 2002)
- Princess Eugenia Bernadette Maria Theresia Esperanza of Hohenzollern (8 June 2005)
Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern (14 February 1959); married Countess Ilona Kálnoky de Köröspatak on 3 August 1996. They have three children.

9 May 1932 – 5 January 1951: Her Serene Highness Princess Margarita of Leiningen
5 January 1951 – 6 February 1965: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern
6 February 1965 – 16 June 1994: Her Highness The Princess of Hohenzollern

Ancestors of Princess Margarita of Leiningen

17. Countess Maria Klebelsberg

5. Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

23. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg

1. Princess Margarita of Leiningen

6. Cyril Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia

26. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

29. Victoria of the United Kingdom

Darryl Lundy (20 September 2006). "Margarita Ileana Viktoria Prinzessin zu Leiningen". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
Paul Theroff. "LEININGEN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
Marlene Eilers Koenig (2010-03-13). "A divorce for the Hohenzollerns". Royal Musings. Archived from the original on 2018-06-02.

Titles in pretence
Princess Margarita of Leiningen House of Leiningen Born: 9 May 1932 Died: 16 June 1996
Preceded by Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony	— TITULAR — Princess consort of Hohenzollern Princess consort of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Princess consort of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 6 February 1965 – 16 June 1996 Reason for succession failure: Principality annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1850	Succeeded by Katharina de Zomer

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