Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Born (1841-10-07)7 October 1841
Sigmaringen
Died 6 August 1866(1866-08-06) (aged 24)
Dvůr Králové nad Labem
House House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Father Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern
Mother Princess Josephine of Baden

Prince Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (October 7, 1841 – August 6, 1866) was a German royal and soldier. He was a member of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. During the Austro-Prussian War, while serving with the First Foot Guards, Prince Anton was mortally wounded at Königgrätz and died 33 days later of his wounds.

Family

His father was Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern and his mother was Josephine Friederike Luise, Princess of Baden, daughter of Grand Duke Charles of Baden. Anton had several siblings, including:

He was very close with his brother, Prince Frederick of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

Ancestry

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