William, Prince of Hohenzollern
Noble person
1864 – 1927
Who was William, Prince of Hohenzollern?
William, Prince of Hohenzollern was the eldest son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and Infanta Antónia of Portugal. His maternal grandparents were Maria II of Portugal and her King consort Ferdinand II of Portugal.
William was an older brother of Ferdinand of Romania. His maternal first cousins included Carlos I of Portugal, Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony.
Between 1880 and 1886, William was heir presumptive to the Romanian throne. On 20 December 1886, he renounced the rights to succeed to the throne of the Kingdom of Romania.
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- Born
- Mar 7, 1864
Schloss Benrath - Also known as
- Wilhelm August Karl Joseph Peter Ferdinand Benedikt Fürst von Hohenzollern
- His Serene Highness Prince William of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- His Serene Highness Prince William of Hohenzollern
- His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern
- His Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern
- His Royal Highness The Prince of Hohenzollern
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
(1889/06/27 - 1909/03/01) - Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
(1915/01/20 - 1927/10/22)
- Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Children
- Nationality
- Prussia
- Died
- Oct 22, 1927
Sigmaringen
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on July 23, 2013
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