Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Hohenzollern explained

Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Hohenzollern
Full Name:German: Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert Fürst von Hohenzollern
Succession:Prince of Hohenzollern
Reign:6 February 1965 – 16 September 2010
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Frederick
Successor:Karl Friedrich
Issue:Karl Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern
Prince Albrecht
Prince Ferdinand
House:Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Father:Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern
Mother:Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony
Birth Date:3 February 1924
Birth Place:Schloss Umkirch, Umkirch, Weimar Republic
Death Place:Sigmaringen

Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Joseph Maria Manuel Georg Meinrad Fidelis Benedikt Michael Hubert Fürst von Hohenzollern (3 February 1924 – 16 September 2010)[1] was the head of the House of Hohenzollern for over 45 years.

Biography

Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Schloss Umkirch. He was the eldest son of Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern (1891–1965) and his wife, Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony (1900–1962), the daughter of the last King of Saxony Frederick Augustus III.[1] 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. [1]

According to the Romanian 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.[1]

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, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia.

They had three children:

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8062520/His-Highness-Prince-Friedrich-Wilhelm.html Obituary of His Highness Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, The Daily Telegraph, 13 October 2010
  2. Gothaischer Hofkalender genealogisches Taschenbuch der fürstlichen Häuser (1926). Page 71, 72.
  3. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (1953). P 71-72
  4. [Almanach de Gotha]